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<p>[QUOTE="gxseries, post: 3252271, member: 4373"]If I recall correctly, there is actually such a physical coin album, manufactured late 1960s. Quite rare from my first impression. I intentionally didn't add in the 1 rin page as mintage figures of some coins are just absurdly low! </p><p><br /></p><p>I'm actually glad that I'm spending a fair bit of time reviewing what I have especially after photoshopping the Dragon from 1874 1 Sen. I've noticed that the 2, 1 and 1/2 all differ in some ways and they evolved along the years. </p><p><br /></p><p>The 1883 1/2 Sen variety came as a big surprise to me - this is where you can tell the number of scales got reduced. I'm certain there's more varieties waiting to be found / discovered. </p><p><br /></p><p>I'm sure if I put in some effort, this is an achievable set. Still would be somewhat tough set to fill. The 1881 1 Sen 'big 4' (not 1877 - got the year wrong in my first post) can be difficult to visualize. Finding an example can be challenging. I was lucky to find one example lumped into a lot. I nearly offloaded it, thinking it is a common type...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gxseries, post: 3252271, member: 4373"]If I recall correctly, there is actually such a physical coin album, manufactured late 1960s. Quite rare from my first impression. I intentionally didn't add in the 1 rin page as mintage figures of some coins are just absurdly low! I'm actually glad that I'm spending a fair bit of time reviewing what I have especially after photoshopping the Dragon from 1874 1 Sen. I've noticed that the 2, 1 and 1/2 all differ in some ways and they evolved along the years. The 1883 1/2 Sen variety came as a big surprise to me - this is where you can tell the number of scales got reduced. I'm certain there's more varieties waiting to be found / discovered. I'm sure if I put in some effort, this is an achievable set. Still would be somewhat tough set to fill. The 1881 1 Sen 'big 4' (not 1877 - got the year wrong in my first post) can be difficult to visualize. Finding an example can be challenging. I was lucky to find one example lumped into a lot. I nearly offloaded it, thinking it is a common type...[/QUOTE]
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