Help With Identifying What Country This Coin Is From..

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chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6356 Posts	Posted 02/09/2018 11:19 am These are seemingly impossible to do without someone's help here. How do you go about researching a coin like this on your own? Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff

Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 02/09/2018 11:23 am Japan 50 sen Heisei 2, 1990. Legal tender in Japan for about 50 cents. Japanese coins are my specialty, but it just takes time and patience - you'll eventually either learn the coins by sight, or have a good idea where to look! Edited by Finn235 02/09/2018 11:24 am Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6356 Posts	Posted 02/09/2018 11:25 am Thanks Finn! Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
paxbrit Pillar of the Community United States 992 Posts	Posted 02/09/2018 11:33 am There's a secret symbol on the coin that will enable you to be an expert immediately. The Chrysanthemum flower is the symbol of Japan, when you see that, you've nailed the origin. Here it is again, on a banknote. Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6356 Posts	Posted 02/09/2018 12:04 pm Nice. Thanks paxbrit. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
fioti Pillar of the Community United States 4212 Posts	Posted 02/09/2018 12:07 pm Beautiful design on that coin. Nickel searchers are familiar w/these. Report this Post to the Staff
deeph2o New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 02/09/2018 3:52 pm Quote: Japan 50 sen Heisei 2, 1990. Legal tender in Japan for about 50 cents. Japanese coins are my specialty, but it just takes time and patience - you'll eventually either learn the coins by sight, or have a good idea where to look! * Edited by Staff to add Quote tags. [quote][/quote] Please use them in the future. * Wasn't the sen also a monetary unit in Indonesia? I have a paper note somewhere, and I thought that "satu sen" (one) was the denomination. Report this Post to the Staff
Dnas New Member Japan 33 Posts	Posted 02/11/2018 9:02 pm It's actually 50 yen, not 50 sen. 50 Sen disappeared a long time ago, as it was equal to half a yen. The design is still a current design, and I have one in my pocket right now. Edited by Dnas 02/11/2018 9:06 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Carrigna Valued Member United States 390 Posts	Posted 02/11/2018 10:06 pm I second what Dnas stated. It is 50 yen coin and from Heisei 2 (1990). Sen has been no longer valid for any transaction in Japan since 1954 (I think that was year) the Diet passed the law declaring that sen were no longer legal tender. Ever since that time, Japan has only these coins: 1, 5, 10, 50, 100 and 500 yen coin in circulation. It would be interesting to see if a new emperor will change coinage or not in Japan. The current emperor will retire from his throne next year. (Or is that in 2020?) Report this Post to the Staff
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