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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Stork, post: 2657040, member: 71642&quot;]True!&nbsp; I think we&#039;ve been playing a little loose with the &#039;undated&#039; statement too...but when we had a clear range we&#039;ve been using them.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, fantastic as that dinar is (drool)...going to the prior coin which was Egypt 1944:</p><p><br /></p><p>Japan, 10 sen, Showa 19 aka 1944.&nbsp; One of the last coins prior to the end of the war and the new Constitution and a single year issue for the type.</p><p><br /></p><p>This falls under the &#039;modern&#039; Japanese coins, which means those from 1870+ as this is when a significant monetary reform was instituted.&nbsp; This reform included using the western style minting process (and round coins) and using standardized weights and metal contents.&nbsp; The &#039;current&#039; coinage designation is reserved for coins minted under the auspices of the the current government/post-WWII constitution--so even the &#039;current&#039; coins have obsolete designs!</p><p><br /></p><p>This particular coin is made of tin (or a tin alloy, I&#039;m not completely sure) and resides in an NGC MS-64 slab.&nbsp; For a high mintage and low catalog value coin, it&#039;s really not easy to find these in as good shape. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/sAbVDC6ETaaYLtENLcpX_10%20sen%20S19%20combo.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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