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<p>[QUOTE="The Eidolon, post: 7774720, member: 102103"]Speaking of new types, this Showa 13 (1938) 1 sen is also new to me.</p><p>Not bad shape for $1. I have to snatch up Japanese (and Chinese) coins from my local dealer right away if I want them. If I pass them up they are nearly always gone next time. On the plus side, their prices are often very competitive.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1333508[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>They made three different 1 sen types in Showa 13 (1938). I don't have the 1938 date for the lefthand type, so here's the 1937 for comparison. The bronze one in the middle is a single year type, but they minted over 100 million of them. I believe it was the last bronze 1 sen type before the wartime aluminum and ceramic ones.[ATTACH=full]1333509[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="The Eidolon, post: 7774720, member: 102103"]Speaking of new types, this Showa 13 (1938) 1 sen is also new to me. Not bad shape for $1. I have to snatch up Japanese (and Chinese) coins from my local dealer right away if I want them. If I pass them up they are nearly always gone next time. On the plus side, their prices are often very competitive. [ATTACH=full]1333508[/ATTACH] They made three different 1 sen types in Showa 13 (1938). I don't have the 1938 date for the lefthand type, so here's the 1937 for comparison. The bronze one in the middle is a single year type, but they minted over 100 million of them. I believe it was the last bronze 1 sen type before the wartime aluminum and ceramic ones.[ATTACH=full]1333509[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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