Japan Porcelain 1 Sen, 1945 (Cracked)

Discussion in 'World Coins' started by The Eidolon, Oct 24, 2020.

  1. The Eidolon

    The Eidolon Well-Known Member

    Finding one of the late WW2 porcelain coins has been a personal goal of mine for several years, as I am interested in coins of nonstandard shapes and materials. It took me quite a while to come across one. This one is split through, so I don't dare take it out of the packaging to get a better photo. At least that made it cheap, though. $2. 1 sen 1945 clay.jpeg
     
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  3. Bradley Trotter

    Bradley Trotter Well-Known Member

    That crack is just absolutely painful to look at.
     
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  4. Kentucky

    Kentucky Supporter! Supporter

    There are materials available to repair porcelain, so perhaps you should consider if it could be repaired.
     
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  5. The Eidolon

    The Eidolon Well-Known Member

    Eh, I'll buy a better one some day. There's enough missing material on the reverse that even if I repair the crack it won't look much better. This one is more of a
    placeholder, but I'm still happy to have it.
     
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  6. Oldhoopster

    Oldhoopster Member of the ANA since 1982

    I'll have to dig mine out and post it. Honestly, I see no problem gluing it together to stabilize it. Plus you only have $2 invested

    Here's a German porcelain notgeld medal with an "edge ding"

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  7. Kentucky

    Kentucky Supporter! Supporter

    See, this is what I hate... :) I read this and go on e-bay and order a set of two German ones...
     
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  8. Stork

    Stork I deliver Supporter

    I have to admit I think it's kind of cool broken. I've seen some mildly damaged ones (chips etc), but nothing that drastic and still in an intact packaging.
     
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