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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Stork, post: 2994359, member: 71642&quot;]I bought these out of an auction--actually messed up my timing and missed them.&nbsp; It was their second appearance at the auction house (previously unsold with a slightly higher starting bid).&nbsp; Got to see them in person at NYINC and thought they looked nicer than their photos.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t like they were split into three lots--it was an all or nothing thing for me and a nuclear bid (or three) was not in the cards.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The same type were being auctioned in Japan near the same time--better photos, didn&#039;t look to be QUITE as nice...but not enough to worry about.&nbsp; Benefit, they were in a single lot.&nbsp; Disadvantage, more buying costs.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did bid on the Japan auction, and was not successful.&nbsp; When I went to bid on these I realized I screwed up the timing and missed them.&nbsp; However, all three lots remained unsold.&nbsp; I contacted the auction house and they went ahead and sold them to me at the opening bids...basically a decent retail price, and about 10% more than what the Japanese set would have been if I&#039;d won them (including shipping etc).</p><p><br /></p><p>The clay coins of 1945 are designated patterns by the JNDA (in the &#039;regular&#039; coin section in Krause).&nbsp; Technically not to have circulated though supposedly some of one type ended up doing so locally to that particular pottery.&nbsp; Not all sets are pictured in the JNDA and more can be seen in other resources.&nbsp; The obverse on this set is similar to one of the JNDA types.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The clay content can vary in appearance and the coins can be found from a red type to a brown.&nbsp; Some of the variance is attributed to environment/handling, and one of the reasons I like this set is that the one sen coin is darker and more glossy.&nbsp; I like the variability.&nbsp; Next I need to acquire some of the white clay types...someday.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/uk2jUe7eTterNaBJZQGM_combo%20black.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>I ended up buying them at the end of January, but they were a little slow in arriving, and in fact showed up the day I left for a vacation.&nbsp; Ended up hanging at the post office for a few days.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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