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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Eidolon, post: 4364422, member: 102103&quot;]Part 3:&nbsp; 100 yen</p><p>L:&nbsp; Showa 33 (1958)&nbsp; M:&nbsp; Showa 43 (1968)&nbsp; R:&nbsp; Showa 39 (1964)[ATTACH=full]1103204[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1103205[/ATTACH]</p><p>The 100 yen coin was introduced in Showa 32 (1957)&nbsp; The three silver types are shown above.&nbsp; The 1964 Olympics version was only made for one year, but was a circulating coin.&nbsp; Modern 100 yen coins are of a different type, with a cluster of cherry blossoms on the face, which started in Showa 42 (1967).&nbsp; There were also many circulating commemoratives.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Though made of silver, these were only 0.600 fine, and only had about 25% more silver content than a US dime.&nbsp; At a then-typical exchange rate of 360 yen to the dollar, that would mean the 100 yen only had about half its face value in silver content.&nbsp; Thus, these coins were generally hard to find sold as bulk silver, as their face value would have been higher than their metal value for many years.&nbsp; At today&#039;s silver prices and exchange rates they would have about $1.41 in silver value and $0.93 in face value.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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