Hello everyone, been going through some world coins trying to identify them. Came across this one and I do not know how to google it. I would appreciate if someone could tell me where it's from and year and if this coin is a penny, nickel, dime etc... Thank you
It appears to be a Japanese 1 Sen. Use this link to match the date, on the reverse, which you have imaged upside down as these were struck in medal alignment. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces13954.html
Coinoscope IDs it as Japan 1 sen year 10 (1921) Coinoscope is free and if you have a smart phone, it can help ID coins faster than any other method I've used. It gets it wrong once in a awhile, but gives me the information I need to correctly ID the coin.
Taisho and Showa are Era names after the ruling Emperor at the time. Showa = Hirohito Taisho = Yoshihito For Showa add 1925 to the regnal year and 1911 for Taisho, I think. Original coin looks to be Showa year 10 = 1935 one sen. I still routinely find prewar one sen coins in 10 cent bins from time to time, so even without a hole they aren't worth much in circulated condition. I think the Meji Era 1 sen are worth a bit more, and some dates are hard to get.
Showa starts in year 1926 western. + is 10. Dash is 1 on the other side Krause has a chart of symbols and how to read.
I'm not sure how I missed this post, but yes, as others have already said, it is a 1935 copper (3.75g) Japanese 1 Sen. I have one slabbed and dated Showa 2 (昭和二年) or 1927, shown below. At the time these coins were minted, Japanese read right to left, so reverse everything. Along the top obverse, again reading the coin right to left, 大日本 means "Great Japan" or "Empire of Japan" and the date is on the bottom (昭和十年). The reverse says, "1 Sen" or "一銭," which represented 1/100th of a Yen, so it played a role similar to the US Cent. This denomination ended shortly after WWII. As also already said, these coins don't carry loads of value. I don't think I even paid very much for the slabbed NGC MS 65 RB coin below. The OP's coin, with that hole in it, likely doesn't carry more than the value of its copper, which won't add up to much. They are still fascinating coins despite their usually low values.
Oops, I thought I was posting on the aluminum coin thread. Oh well. I'll leave them here anyway. Here's a couple Japanese aluminums. Japan 1 sen, Showa 14 (1939) Japan 1 sen, Showa 16 (1941)
ETA: yep, if I'm going to post on a wrong thread, I'm going to do it twice. And one more because I found the photos Japan 1 sen Showa 15 (1940).
Yes, different eras. Japanese dating starts over at each new Emperor (or Era). I've tried to study Japanese money. It's fun but a little difficult. Here are some websites I've saved (links). Reading Japanese coins World Coin Collecting: Reading Japanese Numbers and Datesportlandcoins.blogspot.com/2012/11/reading-japanese-numbers-and-dates.html
