Foreign Coin Feature : Japan

[Dave8472]

First one from here found back in May 2022

Reasonably modern

1998 5 Yen
Weight 3.75 g
Diameter 22 mm
Thickness 1.51 mm
Shape Round with a round hole
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces2676.html

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Most were found in Kent and even the London ones are postal Kent (PAS = Greater London) as that's where I mainly detect. A few notes on the coins and video. All the 'copper alloy' ones are colour photoshopped in order to harmonise the colour variations in photography so they are not all brown in real life. The nickel and silver coins are also 'grey scaled'. The sizes are also scaled but there is nothing unusual in any of them that need explaining . The use of YouTube was just a simple way of displaying them for the forum with the sizing and quantity limits etc, as I don't like linking off to hosting sites. I don't do YouTube so nothing to subscribe to It’s just a video dumping ground for me It is best viewed within the forum as it is only low resolution. If you spot any dating errors on the spreadsheet timeline please let me know !

Please feel free to add any Japanese (ONLY) coin finds to my post, always interested to see others

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/japon-1.html

Dave

[Dave8472]

A new type found yesterday on pasture, took the Deus for a change as its a heavily iron contaminated site

Its dated 1961, so still got a bit of age

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces ... WrAJcttAiU

Issuer Japan
Emperor Shōwa (1926-1989)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 34-64 (1959-1989)
Calendar Japanese - Shōwa era
Value 10 Yen
10 JPY = GBP 0.06
Currency Yen (1871-date)
Composition Bronze (95% Copper, 4-3% Zinc, 1-2% Tin)
Weight 4.5 g
Diameter 23.5 mm
Thickness 1.5 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number N# 922
References Y# 73a, JNDA# 02-9, Schön# A53

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Dave

[john Colin]

I found this big old coin about this time last year in southeast Cornwall. It is a 100 Mon made of bronze.

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[Dave8472]

I found this big old coin about this time last year in southeast Cornwall. It is a 100 Mon made of bronze.

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That’s a cracking find John