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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 1615533, member: 68&quot;]This has been one of the easiest scores in the junk box for a long time.&nbsp; They&#039;ll throw other things in with a more recognizable face value once in a while.&nbsp; I recently assembled a set from those I have picked up and was able to get a complete set up to &#039;84 with almost all in nice XF or better. People might be surprised how tough something like a year 48 (50Y) in F or better will be.&nbsp; Nice attractive early dates can be very tough down to very low conditions. It&#039;s possible they are more available in Japan but I doubt it.&nbsp; Many of the later dates are in mint sets.&nbsp; Early mint sets were packed in very low grade material so attrition on these is staggering. </p><p><br /></p><p>The pictured coin is typical except for the fact it appears to have come to this country very early in its life.&nbsp; It would stand out in circulation but still have no numistmatic value.&nbsp; It is first year of issue and substantial mintage.&nbsp; It is to be presumed the Japanese collectors started setting aside new coin back about 1990 when the modern Japanese coin market started.&nbsp; While the coin has extremely little wear it is poorly struck and unattractive.&nbsp; I do like the modern 50Y all the way back to 1960 at least.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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