Friday, March 8, 2013

1939 Japanese 1 Sen!


It took me a while to identify this coin at first as I couldn't seem to be able to find it right above the one with the volcano. I was able to find it here and more or less officially add it to my collection. It's another tiny aluminum coin but at least it's got some history and circulated in Japan during WWII. Rumor has it they were kept by Jap spies to give information to the homeland. Only joking, of course. Even though Japan was on the losing side of the war, they did not lose their awesome artistic abilities. They managed to keep some nice designs on their ever decreasing in value coins and bills, an even this coin is an example. It's in rough shape and worth about $0.05 but without the wear and tear it's a nice coin.

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