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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Eidolon, post: 4376146, member: 102103&quot;]Part 8:&nbsp; 20 sen</p><p>Meiji year 9 (1876)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1104030[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1104032[/ATTACH]</p><p>The 20 sen wasn&#039;t a particularly long-lived type.&nbsp; Usually Japanese coins go from a base unit to coins or bills of 5 and 10 times that for each power of ten.&nbsp; For example, the modern Japanese coins in circulation are 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, and 500 yen.&nbsp; There are a few obsolete exceptions to the rule, like the 20 sen and the 2 sen, but these go back to the Meiji Era and didn&#039;t last long.</p><p><br /></p><p>There were two major types of 20 sen.&nbsp; This one was made from Meji years 3-38 (1870-1905) and a lighter one with radiant sun pattern from Meiji 39-44 (1906-1911).&nbsp; All of them tend to sell for significantly over silver value even in circulated condition.&nbsp; So if you see one for close to silver it&#039;s probably worth picking up![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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