Roy,I think a Hannukah commemorative silver coin from Israel would be more appropriate for the occasion.You'll have to let us know when Pidyon Haben is coming,then you could be given one of the Pidyon Haben commemorative silver coins from Israel. Yes,the Manchukuo gold Tael is a very nice piece.Does anyone know what Krause's prices is on that lovely piece of gold is? Aidan.
Aidan, you really know how to spoil a joke, don't you? Perhaps you didn't notice how far in my cheek I had my tongue. Everyone posts comments about Christmas presents, but since that holiday is over and Channukah is still going on, I used that siimply to call attention to an overpriced chunk of gold, from one of the Japanese puppet governments I collect. Krause values KM 1.1 at $450 VF, $650 XF and $900 Unc in the 2006 edition, but at 2.26l grains over 1 full troy ounce, it has a bullion value of ~$580.
I didn't know that Hannukah is at this time of year.I am familiar with the names of some of the Jewish festivals,but not when in the calendar they fall. Aidan.
Hannukah started on Christmas Day this year. I believe that it goes for nine days. I didn't catch Sato's joke either. I was thinking. Hmmmm, a Japanese Jew. Oh well, it could happen.
Close - it's eight nights. I don't know about currently, but in the '50s there was a fairly large congregation in Tokyo, with about 25% Japanese members and 75% Gaijin (foreigners).
I'll be the first to admit, that I haven't a clue on most foreign currency, but $1750.00. If I didn't know this was a coin, I would have sworn it was a button or a bottlecap. I'm assuming that the Chinese or Japanese script translates to 1932. $ .015
There were nine different undated designs, all weighing 31.250g, 1.0048 oz AGW, issued in 1932. This one has the Chinese character "fu" (happiness) and is one of seven with a 30mm diameter. The other two were 37mm. The tael is an ancient Chinese unit of weight, but it was not absolutely standard and varied slightly from one place to another. These pieces are at the low end of the range, which was most commonly about 37.5 grams, 1.2 troy ounces, but was sometimes greated than 38 grams, according to some authorities.
