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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 5702, member: 669&quot;]I&#039;ll wager that you think these coins are dated 1942 because they have &quot;42&quot; on them in western numerals.</p><p><br /></p><p>What you actually have are 1967 Japanese ¥50 (Y#81) and ¥100 (Y#82) coins.&nbsp; 1967 on the western calendar was year 42 of the Showa era (Emperor Hirohito).&nbsp; They were the first copper-nickle coins of those denominations.&nbsp; The ¥50 (mintage 238.4-million) is essentially the same design as, but smaller than the previous nickle coin (Y#76).&nbsp; The ¥100 (mintage 432.2-million) replaced a silver coin of the same size.&nbsp; Both are still being minted today with Heisei era (Emperor Akihito) dates.&nbsp; The &#039;67s are extremely common with the ¥50 cataloged at 75¢/$1 XF/Unc; and the ¥100 at $1.50/$2.50 in those grades.&nbsp; They still show up in circulation.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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