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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collector1966, post: 1089956, member: 17919&quot;]Thanks. Although I have to admit, half of them were given to me.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Actually, any of the &quot;Heisei 20&#039;s&quot; are EXTREMELY DIFFICULT to find in circulation here in Japan. In fact, the Showa 60 and 61 50-yen coins, as well as any 50-yen from Heisei 12 onward, are very uncommon in circulation. There are tons of 50-yen coins from the early Heisei years, and from Showa 63, as well as anything in the small size before Showa 60, but the recent coins are REAL TOUGH to find in circulation!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Some of them command substantial premiums. Others are not so valuable in the circulated grades.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I&#039;m pretty sure I can get a decent 1960 for less than $50 here in Japan. What kind of grade are we talking about?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Frankly, I wouldn&#039;t pay a premium for those coins, since I find them in change every day, and I&#039;m pretty sure they can be bought for less than the 2000-yen price they are listed at in the 2011 Japanese Coin Catalogue.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>If you&#039;d like, I can look around and see what is available from Japanese coin dealers in those dates</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I would be interested in trading or selling at a later date. But most of the early coins were given to me by a recently departed friend, and I wouldn&#039;t feel right parting with those coins at the present time</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>If you&#039;d like, I can check around to see what Japanese dealers are offering these coins for.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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