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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 63581, member: 669&quot;]Bottom picture, upper right, is indeed Japanese, but its a ¥100 coin, dated on the side not shown, under the large &quot;100&quot;.&nbsp; It was the first cu-ni ¥100, and is either Y#82 (dated Showa 43-63 (1968-88), Y#98.1, dated Heisei Gan (1989), or Y#98.2, dated Heisei 2-present (1990-present).&nbsp; There have been several billion minted, and Krause lists them at $2.50-3.00 Unc.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Edited to add</b>:&nbsp; The second posting was made while I was typing this reply.&nbsp; The bottom picture is a ¥10 bronze, also dated on the side not shown, under a &quot;10&quot; within a wreath.&nbsp; With a milled edge it would be Y#73 (Showa 26-33 - 1951-58).&nbsp; With a plain edge it is either Y#73a (Showa 34-64 - 1959-89), Y#97.1 (Heisei Gan) or Y#97.2 (Heisei 2-present).&nbsp; According to Krause they are worth 45¢ to $35 Unc.&nbsp;&nbsp; (Only pre-1969 years are listed at more than $1.)</p><p><br /></p><p>With nine individual years of 1-billion+ mintage, there have been tens of billions produced.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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