I picked these up at a flea market a few weeks ago. They are in bad shape but they were super cheap. I was just wondering if any one could tell me there age and value. The seller had no idea what they were just that they were in a box in his attic. Thanks
They are all 20th Century Japanese notes. When I get a chance later I'll look them up in the Japanese Numismatic Dealers Association catalog and give you specifid IDs and current values on the Japanese market, which will probably be a little high for the US market. (Very few collectors of Japanese currency in the US.)
2nd-...100 Yen (1944) (Shotoku-taishi, Yumedono) 3rd...10 Yen (1944-45) (Wakeno Kiyomaro; Gooh Jinja Shrine) 4th..10 Yen (1930) (Wakeno Kiyomaro; Gooh Jinja Shrine) .
JNDA #111-51, Bank of Japan, <¥3,000 (~$25) in well circulated condition. Based on the reverse I would attribute it as JNDA#11-46, Bank of Japan, (1930-46) 1st Wakeno rather than the later 2nd Wakeno (JNDA#11-52). Catalog value well circulated ¥6-700 (~$5). #11-52 is worth slightly less. #11-52 If I'm not mistaken the fourth bill is also #11-52. All of the bills have faded and aren't that easy to compare with the brightly colored catalog pictures. Notes of the first 20 years of the Showa era (1925-1946) can be quite valuable in crisp uncirculated condition, but well circulated examples are readily available in Japanese coin shops, and aren't particularly expensive. Nice flea market pickup anyway fastfun.
