10 Yen & 1 Yen Japanese Coins

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The two 10 yen are from 1944.

The one yen coin is from 2012.

The ten yen are from Showa era, one yen from Heisei.

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Apr 1st, 2015 at 5:07:42 AM PDT by

Thank you VERY much for that information, I have scoured the internet and were having the hardest time identifying them. After so many hours I gave up. You are a tremendous help and I will change the title of the auction now.

Apr 1st, 2015 at 5:23:01 AM PDT by

Wait my bad. The one yen coin is also from Showa. I read the Kanji wrong.

It's 1949 coin.

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Apr 1st, 2015 at 5:10:11 AM PDT by

Okay, thanks, should I take more detailed and closer pictures of each individual coin ? I have one more coin I can not identify as well that I have been contemplating on putting up on Listia but I was afraid to get rid of a coin that was too old.

Apr 1st, 2015 at 5:13:00 AM PDT by

Not to argue or disagree but using this reference http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/Japanese.htm
here is what I calculate the dates to be.

These are Japanese Coins and the date can be calculated by first know the two characters on each side of the '+' sign and reading them right to left. 49, 27(dirty 10 yen) for the 10 yens and 24 for the 1 yen.

Once you have the number you have to add it to the Emperor Era which is this case is Hirohito (or Showa) which started in 1926 (1) through 1989(64).

Therefore you have a 1953 10 Yen (dirty) 1975 10 Yen and a 1950 1 yen. (Disclaimer: Actual dates may be off 1 year. )

From there I can probably say that the Dirty 10 Yen has a reeded Edge (like a dime) and the other 10 yen is smooth. They are catalogue y73 and y73a respectively while the 1 yen is y70 (They only minted these between 1948-1950).

O.k. I double check everything because some of what I have disagrees with what was previously posted. I am not an expert just a hobbyist but I listed a link you can use to see where I got my information from. Best of Luck to bidders and the seller a like.

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Apr 13th, 2015 at 1:35:55 PM PDT by

Thank you very much for that explanation, You are absolutely correct about the "dirty" 10 yen being reeded and the other being smooth on the edges. I went to the site and I am confused myself. I don't collect coins so it boggles me even as I am trying to read it myself and figure out the instructions (LOL).

Apr 13th, 2015 at 2:19:35 PM PDT by

O.k checked a second reference. I am off a year so just subtract one year from each date. The numbers of 27, 49 and 24 though are correct.

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Apr 13th, 2015 at 1:38:20 PM PDT by

I will put both of these estimates in the description because I can't read any of it to be honest and I am not for sure what it is. That is why I am asking for help in identifying them. Thanks a lot for the info and good luck to you

Apr 13th, 2015 at 2:24:04 PM PDT by

The other 2 are 10 yen~

Mar 30th, 2015 at 7:14:16 PM PDT by

Okay, thanks a lot, I knew I saw the 10 but didn't know if they were yen or not. Thank you very much. Do you know how to tell the date on these ?

Mar 30th, 2015 at 7:18:09 PM PDT by

I don't sorry.

Mar 30th, 2015 at 7:19:42 PM PDT by

Okay, thank you for the information all the same.

Mar 31st, 2015 at 5:25:46 AM PDT by

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