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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Stork, post: 7653164, member: 71642&quot;]Interesting history on those.&nbsp; My memory is very fuzzy but at one point there was an outcry that there were a bunch of fakes for the (I think) uncirculated version...and a European dealer was holding a lot of them.&nbsp; Eventually the story suddenly stopped and there was never another peep--circumstantially it seemed as though the fakes concern was not substantiated and there was a settlement.&nbsp; No criminal charges were filed.&nbsp; That said, if anyone can dig up any resolution on this it would be interesting.&nbsp; I may not be remembering the details correctly and it was a long time ago.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>In any case, this was THE coin that got me started on my Japanese coin collecting.&nbsp; Decades ago (good timing) I wanted a little bullion and to make it interesting a bit from different countries.&nbsp; I saw someone (Satootoko or Roy for those who remember) using this coin as an avatar on another site.&nbsp; It took a few years to finally get one, but eventually I did.&nbsp; But by then I was more interested in numismatic Japanese coins in general (thanks to a Dansco Roy recommended I buy).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>But this will always be one of my favorites!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1315757[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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