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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sullykerry2, post: 3909364, member: 57121&quot;]Fascinating Question.&nbsp; 100 yen silver coins (rice as opposed to 1957&amp; 1958 phoenix motif) were minted between 1959 through 1966. I noted in my JDNA handbook that in 1963 the Japanese Mint released 45MM Silver 100 yen coins.&nbsp; Having studied and worked in very bureaucratic Japan I can only speculate that the necessary permission (signatures - hanko) had not been given. Just prior to 1962, mintage of silver 100 yen coins dropped from 50MM in 1960 to 15MM in 1961.&nbsp;&nbsp; In 1962 Silver according to the records I dug up was selling for $1.60 an ounce on average.&nbsp; The USD purchased Yen 360 (how I miss those days!).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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