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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gxseries, post: 2026623, member: 4373&quot;]If you are going to collect Japanese coins, I highly recommend JNDA catalog. One example can be found here: </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/2015-JNDA-Catalog-of-Japanese-Coins-Banknotes/311169011121?_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982&amp;_trkparms=aid%3D777000%26algo%3DABA.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D27538%26meid%3De5f5551b938048658faea2a6b006891f%26pid%3D100009%26prg%3D11353%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D4%26" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/2015-JNDA-Catalog-of-Japanese-Coins-Banknotes/311169011121?_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982&amp;_trkparms=aid%3D777000%26algo%3DABA.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D27538%26meid%3De5f5551b938048658faea2a6b006891f%26pid%3D100009%26prg%3D11353%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D4%26" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/2015-JNDA-Catalog-of-Japanese-Coins-Banknotes/311169011121?_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982&amp;_trkparms=aid=777000&amp;algo=ABA.MBE&amp;ao=1&amp;asc=27538&amp;meid=e5f5551b938048658faea2a6b006891f&amp;pid=100009&amp;prg=11353&amp;rk=1&amp;rkt=4&amp;</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Please note that I am not the seller. </p><p><br /></p><p>Prices in the catalog are not too far off with the exception of Japan&#039;s colony coinage - Korea and China as well as some military coinage. Most of them can be obtained within catalog value however there are a couple of white elephants which I found out in the hard way. Also UNC coins from 1950s seem to be undervalued. I&#039;m not sure if the latest catalog has different prices for them - I have the 2012 version if I remember correctly. </p><p><br /></p><p>For many Japanese coins, it is cheaper to buy them off ebay. Unless you are looking for some really obscure coins such as Japan&#039;s first cash coin, oban, pattern coins etc, many of them can be obtained on ebay. I believe Japanese coins have been undervalued for a period of time however rare coins have always been expensive and still continue to raise despite gloomy Japanese economy. </p><p><br /></p><p>There are a few ebay sellers based in Japan so if you are looking for a certain coin, it might not hurt to send them a message and see if they can help you locate it. I have done that for a couple of coins that are just hard to find.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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