‘Phantom’ coins — believed to be destroyed after WWII — found in warehouse in Japan
The face value of the coins is 1 sen, the equivalent of one-one hundredth of a yen. Today, 1 yen is worth 0.65 cents in USD, less than a penny. Close-up photos show the ceramic coin, adorned with ...
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Thicker wallets? 10,000-yen notes see sharp rise in circulation
In one instance, the volume of 100-yen coins in circulation has only grown in the range of 0-to-1 percent in recent years. The volume of 10-yen coins in circulation has decreased about 2 percent ...