What the year of coin from Japan ?

Hi, to all.

here is the pictures of the coin.

Thank you very much.

 

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1877 year 10. I found it looking them up on Ebay.
link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pair-1873-1...5144343?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item4ada020117

 

19th century Krause catalog Y#23 Japan, 10 sen, 1877 year 10
weight- 2.6957 g or 0.8000 oz. ruler-Mutsuhito (Meiji) mintage-20,352,136
metal- .800 silver , grade/value
F-$10.00 VF-$25.00 XF-$40.00 UNC-$100.00
I am guessing the grade is VF-XF... maybe XF. ?

 

1873

 

my bad dohhhh! he is correct 1873 year 6. ebay link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1873-Year-6...5624380?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item486961383c

 

1873 year 6, has 2 types 1 and 2. I am guessing yours is type 1 ?
Y#23 mintage- 5,109,951.
type 1 grade/value
F-$5.00 VF-$10.00 XF-$18.00 UNC-$65.00
type 2 grade/value
F-$60.00 VF-$120.00 XF-$165.00 UNC-$600.00
I am not sure what a type 2 looks like ?

 

see what is type 2 in 50 sen 1873:

http://www.icollector.com/1873-M6-Japan-50-Sen-Type-2_i12524204

 

and that different coin helps us how ?

 

here's a pic of type 2 but I do NOT see the difference. do you ?

 

See this link:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1873-Japan-...true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557#ht_25wt_847

i am not sure that it is type 2 .
What do you think?
thanks.

 

that coin is 5 sen not 10 sen