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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Stork, post: 3524799, member: 71642&quot;]Basically.&nbsp; &quot;Modern&quot; refers to anything from the Meiji reformation on, coins dated 1870 (excepting rare patterns from earlier).&nbsp; Minting machinery was obtained (IIRC) from Hong Kong and modern/Western/round coinage and standardized denominations were instituted.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Current&quot; refers to anything minted under the auspices of the current government ie. since the current constitution was created in the aftermath of WWII.&nbsp; Some of the &#039;current&#039; coins are obsolete and no longer circulate.</p><p><br /></p><p>Early just means prior to Modern, but Modern is not how the typical US coin collector looks at it.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This website is a work in progress, but perhaps can explain a bit:</p><p><a href="http://www.starcityhomer.com/japan--general.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.starcityhomer.com/japan--general.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.starcityhomer.com/japan--general.html</a></p><p><a href="http://www.starcityhomer.com/reading-japanese-coins.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.starcityhomer.com/reading-japanese-coins.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.starcityhomer.com/reading-japanese-coins.html</a></p><p>There is nothing useful there for the pre-modern coins, but perhaps the background information is useful.</p><p><br /></p><p>And, for the JNDA, using your cellphone and the google translate app can occasionally be helpful.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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