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<p>[QUOTE="ewomack, post: 4169779, member: 15588"]Just to confirm, yes, the Japanese coin is Showa 29 or 1954 (昭和二十九年) but that means it is also the earlier type with the reeded edge. 10 Yen coins after 1958 have a smooth edge.</p><p><br /></p><p>There were 520,900,000 of those minted, so, as already said, they don't have much value. In fact, they still circulate, so they are worth 10 Yen or $0.091 US. You can't buy much with these coins, they are the equivalent of the US cent or nickel. But Japan also still circulate a 1 Yen coin, which is worth, not surprisingly, $0.0091 US. They at least make these out of aluminum, but I think they still cost more to make then their value.</p><p><br /></p><p>Proof or very high grade examples of that coin can go as far up as $200.00, but given that these coins lose their shiny luster pretty easily, those are pretty hard to come by. They are very cool coins, nonetheless.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also have one of those tiny Maximilian pieces, but it has a very distinct gold color (I don't have a photo handy, unfortunately). It was sold to me as a "fantasy piece" for not very much money. I don't think that's a regular issue, it looks like the "fantasy piece," whatever that means. How large is it? There was <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/1865-mexican-maximiliano-gold-token-coin.94286/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/1865-mexican-maximiliano-gold-token-coin.94286/">another thread on these</a> here back in 2010.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ewomack, post: 4169779, member: 15588"]Just to confirm, yes, the Japanese coin is Showa 29 or 1954 (昭和二十九年) but that means it is also the earlier type with the reeded edge. 10 Yen coins after 1958 have a smooth edge. There were 520,900,000 of those minted, so, as already said, they don't have much value. In fact, they still circulate, so they are worth 10 Yen or $0.091 US. You can't buy much with these coins, they are the equivalent of the US cent or nickel. But Japan also still circulate a 1 Yen coin, which is worth, not surprisingly, $0.0091 US. They at least make these out of aluminum, but I think they still cost more to make then their value. Proof or very high grade examples of that coin can go as far up as $200.00, but given that these coins lose their shiny luster pretty easily, those are pretty hard to come by. They are very cool coins, nonetheless. I also have one of those tiny Maximilian pieces, but it has a very distinct gold color (I don't have a photo handy, unfortunately). It was sold to me as a "fantasy piece" for not very much money. I don't think that's a regular issue, it looks like the "fantasy piece," whatever that means. How large is it? There was [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/1865-mexican-maximiliano-gold-token-coin.94286/']another thread on these[/URL] here back in 2010.[/QUOTE]
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