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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;eecash, post: 1467660, member: 38217&quot;]Not necessarily.&nbsp; 1708 10 Mon coins are very common and almost all uncirculated since the Japanese did not agree with the government that the 1708 coin was intrinsically worth 10 Mon.&nbsp; They can sell for $25, easy.&nbsp; However, a 1 Mon coin from Wakayama mint is VERY SCARCE yet can be had for $5-$15.&nbsp; And those long tsuho sell for mad money even though they made those coins in droves.</p><p><br /></p><p>The difference is quality.&nbsp; Most old pre-meiji coins can be scarce but they look like junk.&nbsp; The 10 Mon 1708 was well minted and has a neat counterstamp &quot;precious&quot; so I guess people are drawn to the cleanliness/sharpness of the coin.</p><p>(Note: I know next to nothing about any coins except Japanese coinage.&nbsp; What you said &quot;Value is more a product of scarcity, though&quot; makes sense to me, but for Japanese coinage, not always true)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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