Like many small currencies of its type, the one-yen coin costs more to make than it’s actually worth. The amount of aluminum used alone is worth 0.7 yen, so after including all the other overhead ...

It was revealed in April that the 500 yen coin will also feature the Myaku-Myaku character. Japan Mint plans to sell 1,000 limited sets that include all five coins from the three installments for ...

Spink & Son estimates that this one piece alone is worth £4000 (about 660,000 yen). There was also ... the newest gold coin was not yet 300 years old, so all but one It was recognized as the ...

Photo from the Japan Mint “Phantom” coins or “phantom” currency are an unusual type of Japanese Yen coin made of ceramic during the metal shortages of WWII, according to an FAQ page from ...

The Japanese 5-yen coin is about 22 mm in diameter and 1.5 mm thick, weighs 3.75 g and has a central hole 5 mm wide. We chose this coin for monitoring neutron exposure because it is widely ...

TOKYO -- Japan's 5 yen coin is becoming more expensive to produce amid higher materials prices and an unfavorable exchange rate, raising the possibility that the per-coin production cost will ...