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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Stork, post: 3516536, member: 71642&quot;]A blast from the Numismatic Gladiator past!&nbsp; I found the &#039;coin-test&#039; quite expanding as well.&nbsp; Not only from looking at what others bought, but it got me to take a slightly more serious look at the pre-Meiji coins.&nbsp; I&#039;m definitely more aware of them now, and have collected quite a few more types.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>My coin from that contest was the somewhat scarcer Meiji era version (nabbed for a great price).&nbsp; I can&#039;t find my original photos but grabbed the one uploaded to the contest.&nbsp; Still my coin though <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; That one is the thumbnail below so as to not derail this thread too much.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>My newp is one of the shorter list of nice modern Japanese type/varieties I am likely to purchase.&nbsp; The varieties are either ones I don&#039;t know enough about and/or are too costly even in rough shape.&nbsp; I generally don&#039;t prefer &#039;rough shape&#039; coins but errors and varieties are requiring it.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>In any case this is my latest NEWP from Heritage.&nbsp; The cataloger perhaps erred in putting this lesser condition but scarcer variety in the internet only segment.&nbsp; I was hoping to get a score, but sadly I was not the only one who saw it.&nbsp; Even so, at MS-62 it&#039;s the best I&#039;m likely to buy:</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1871 gold 1 yen &#039;low dot&#039; variety:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]933779[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And a side-by-side vs. my high dot (much higher grade and my lighting set up was different):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]933780[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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