Japan 1 Sen 1916 to 1938

That is a paulownia flower on the front of this coin. It is the symbol of the Japanese Office of the Prime Minister. These coins were minted between 1916 and 1938 and you can figure out the date using web sites like AllCalendars.net.

The catalogs show that most of these coins command very low value, typically like this:

worn: less than $1 US dollar approximate catalog value
average circulated: less than $1
well preserved: less than $1
fully uncirculated: $2

But there are a few dates that are more rare. The values after the dates below are for coins in fully uncirculated condition. Coins with wear are worth much less.

1916 (Taisho 50): $30
1917: $25
1918: $10
1927 (Showa 2): $$30
1929: $50
1930: $50
1931: $12
1932: $8
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Coin: 13873, Genre: The Sinosphere, Timeline: World
Created (yyyymm): 201302, Last review: 201501
Appearance: Normal round coin Metallic brown Letters: Chinese style
Years: sort: 1916, filter: 1916 to 1938
Image: japan_1_sen_1932.jpg
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