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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 64170, member: 669&quot;]Hi Red, and welcome to the forum.You will notice that in addition to the different number, the first two characters on the bottom of your coin are different from the ones on the posted picture.&nbsp; That&#039;s because the posted coin is dated Showa 52 (1977), meaning it was issued in the 52nd year of Emperor Hirohito&#039;s reign.&nbsp; Yours is dated Heisei 3 (1991), because it was issued in the third year of current Emperor Akihito&#039;s reign.&nbsp; The final character &quot;nen&quot;, means &quot;year&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s copper-nickle, identified as Y#101.2 in the Standard Catalog of World Coins.&nbsp; Face value is approximately US46¢, and with the second highest mintage (208,900,000) of the variety, the catalog estimate of $1 for an uncirculated example is on the high side.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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