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macmercury Pillar of the Community United States 5716 Posts	Posted 11/29/2024 3:10 pm JAPAN 1964 7 COINS OLYMPIC GAMES TYPE MINT SET Won this auction over the pass weekend, tried searching online to see whether this is a official Olympic Japan issue set, but can't find any, the acrylic holder is thick but flexible, surprised the age didn't really degrade the holder. Anyone believe this could be a private entity that put this together plus any info? Report this Post to the Staff

Hondo Boguss Bedrock of the Community United States 15745 Posts	Posted 11/29/2024 3:46 pm Nice set at a good price, macmercury. It looks like an aftermarket set to me - it seems that an "official" set would have more fanfare on the card. And I'd worry about that holder - it's not "slippery", is it? Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 11/29/2024 3:53 pm Gotta love that! Report this Post to the Staff
macmercury Pillar of the Community United States 5716 Posts	Posted 11/29/2024 3:59 pm @Hondo, Holder is tight, need to squeeze on both edge to pull the card out. I was hoping to find more information as to who and where this were put together. Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3675 Posts	Posted 11/29/2024 9:10 pm Definitely not official. Official mint set with all coins was only issued in late 1970s or early 1980s if I recall correctly. Normal 1964 100 yen can be hard to come across. Nice one! My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Report this Post to the Staff
joe_77 Valued Member Italy 199 Posts	Posted 11/30/2024 02:47 am I also think this is not official and possibly was not made in Japan? The Japanese text doesn't feel to be written by a Japanese to me. Regardless these are awesome coins! Nice grab! Edited by joe_77 11/30/2024 02:49 am Report this Post to the Staff
macmercury Pillar of the Community United States 5716 Posts	Posted 11/30/2024 3:23 pm Thanks gx, Prompted me to search for the normal 100 yen strike, and only found 3 on ebay, one was in mint state, the other 2 circulated among the hundreds listings of 100 yen coins struck for the Olympic theme. The normal one in mint state on ebay cost similar to what I have, seller wanted more than what I pay for the set here. @ Joe, Interesting theory, but I think it would cost too much to put together a set like this outside of Japan at the time. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 157664 Posts	Posted 11/30/2024 10:29 pm Interesting set. Coin Collector Since 1978 My Avatar My Old Avatar My 7070 My Eisenhower Dollars CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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