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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;eecash, post: 1448927, member: 38217&quot;]Actually, the originally pictured Yen may be real.&nbsp; The poster calling this a fake because of the western date is simply <i>wrong; </i>he/she didn&#039;t do any research.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin does appear in Japanese Coinage by Jacobs and Vermeule.&nbsp; It is a well known source, along with Munro&#039;s, to japanese coinage.&nbsp; This coin appears in other catalogs as well, I am surprised it wasn&#039;t found.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is Q3 Die A.&nbsp; It DOES have a western date because they traded this with Americans too.&nbsp; In fact, a couple issues of these early Yen are called Dollars.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is listed as Extra Rare because it is a pattern coin.&nbsp; The spiral on the ball the dragon is holding should be counter-clockwise (all others after 1874 are clockwise).&nbsp; Also, simply look at the coin, especially the margins.&nbsp; Are there bits of silver bridging between characters?&nbsp; Most Yen coins are worthless to fake with real silver because they sell for nearly only their silver weight.&nbsp; Much better to make some Morgans.&nbsp; This one, however, would be worth it to fake because there are only supposed to be a limited number.&nbsp; These weren&#039;t made for circulation.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry to resurrect an old topic, but the answerer was 100% incorrect.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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