Patman54 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 I found this 50 yen coin that has no year # on it. I can't find anything about it. All the ones that I found have a # on them. I know how the numbers work and how they represent the year but this coin doesn't have that. Could it be counterfeit? Henri Charriere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fenntucky Mike Posted April 9 Popular Post Share Posted April 9 (edited) It's from 1989 I believe. All 50 yen coins from this date had the Kanji symbol for "first" in place of a western numeral for the regnal year, 1989 being the first year of Akihito's reign as emperor of Japan after Hirohito's death in January of that year. Edited April 9 by Fenntucky Mike Clarification powermad5000, rrantique and Henri Charriere 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patman54 Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 Is it specific for this year not to have a number on it? Because I haven't found any of these coins that don't have a number on it. Trying to figure out why this one does not or if this is just normal. For that year. Henri Charriere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenntucky Mike Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 On 4/9/2024 at 6:58 AM, Patman54 said: Is it specific for this year not to have a number on it? Yes, it is a one year type and they made a boat load of them. Henri Charriere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patman54 Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 Thanks, I wonder why I couldn't find it online though. I would think that it would show up. Even when I Google pictured and it still didn't come up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenstang Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 (edited) There are some for sale on eBay asking around $4-5.00. Edited April 9 by Greenstang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Just Bob Posted April 10 Popular Post Share Posted April 10 Here is mine that my son brought me from a trip to the Philippines. powermad5000, Henri Charriere and Fenntucky Mike 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patman54 Posted April 11 Author Share Posted April 11 Awesome thanks for the assistance much appreciated. Not sure y this wouldn't come up when I searched It even used the Google camera search. But either way thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powermad5000 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 On 4/11/2024 at 5:21 AM, Patman54 said: Not sure y this wouldn't come up when I searched It Don't feel bad. I checked Numista for this specific thing, and yours with the no numeral was not on their site which is quite comprehensive. It is basically lumped in with the 50 yen from the whole period but doesn't get specific that this particular coin seems to be a one year only with a proper explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patman54 Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 Thanks at least I'm not alone in this you would think that because this is different from the rest that there would be mention of it. Even though not rare seems to me that it should be separated or at the very least mentioned. Like the bicentennial for example. Makes me wonder what the mintage was for that year. 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenstang Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 According to Numista, there were 244,800,00 minted, more than any others year in tha t series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
