coin ID help

fish1on

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Aug 28, 2012
3,053
1,403
Farr West, utah
Detector(s) used
Fisher F70 with 6.5", 10" Elliptical, & 11" Search Coil. Garret pro pointer AT, Minelab excaliber II (New machine)
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
My Son found this coin in a playground at his apartment complex playground. I am terrible at IDing coins and was hoping someone here could easily identify it. My wife said she used to see them allot at her work so it probably is something still in circulation.


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fish1on

fish1on

Silver Member
Aug 28, 2012
3,053
1,403
Farr West, utah
Detector(s) used
Fisher F70 with 6.5", 10" Elliptical, & 11" Search Coil. Garret pro pointer AT, Minelab excaliber II (New machine)
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
5 yen?

whoops replied before reading your answer. Thank you for the info.

I ended up finding out what it was, thank you google lol.
 

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fish1on

fish1on

Silver Member
Aug 28, 2012
3,053
1,403
Farr West, utah
Detector(s) used
Fisher F70 with 6.5", 10" Elliptical, & 11" Search Coil. Garret pro pointer AT, Minelab excaliber II (New machine)
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
also read that they are referred to as "Lucky rice coin"
 

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