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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 8667937, member: 68&quot;]A lot of the early modern Japanese are really tough.&nbsp; the 10 Y coins from the early &#039;50&#039;s for instance are impossible in true Unc and not nearly as common in AU as some suggest.&nbsp; I find the early 100 Y, especially those not in mint sets from the &#039;60&#039;s tough.&nbsp; You can find a few AU&#039;s in this country but I doubt there are any in Japan. </p><p><br /></p><p>Between natural losses and melting more than 90% of moderns no longer exist.&nbsp; With huge mintages this wouldn&#039;t be important except for the low savings rates and the fact that&nbsp; some series have suffered much higher attrition than others.&nbsp; Some coins were just never collected at all and then the circulating[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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