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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Stork, post: 2751390, member: 71642&quot;]Showa 57, 1982.&nbsp; The first year of issue for the 500 yen coin.&nbsp; Depending on exchange rates it is frequently the highest denomination normally circulating coin.&nbsp; This one was counterfeited and there was a modification to a Korean coin of much lower value that allowed it to fool the every ubiquitous vending machines, so the coin was redesigned in 2000 with several security minded modifications.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/e6X9ZjRQxS0529C6AkRH_500%20yen%20S57%20combo.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I pulled this one out of my pocket change sometime in the earlier 2000s...pretty nice condition for a 20 year old coin in change![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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