Corina Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 well Picked this nice 1960 Silver Japan 100 yen up two days ago, it's a nice coin ,seen some use, but the details are still sharp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haidee Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 i have yens too... but i don't know how to check dates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corina Posted November 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 had someone tell me the date on this coin can't read Japanese myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElleKitty Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 gxseries has a very useful site on how to date Japanese coins. Hopefully he won't mind if I share it with you. http://www.gxseries.com/numis/asian_yr/asian_yr.htm This particular variety of coin is a little different, as the Emperor's name is written at the top (above the roman numeral 100) The bottom characters read (left to right) Three-Ten-Five-Year This translates into Showa's year of reign 35. Using gxseries calculator, that gives us A.D. 1960. Dating Japanese coins isn't all that hard once you get the knack of it. A good reference with clear pictures of the symbols is essential. With time, you won't need to refer to it anymore to tell the dates. Hope this has been somewhat helpful, gentlemen. I too love Japanese coins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haidee Posted November 8, 2008 Report Share Posted November 8, 2008 thanks! great help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Aww, thanks ElleKitty. Please feel free to comment about my site if there is something you dislike so that I can improve on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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