Vintage 2-yen coin sold for 32 mil. yen at Tokyo coin auction

Vintage 2-yen coin sold for 32 mil. yen at Tokyo coin auction

TOKYO, Japan - A vintage 2-yen coin issued in 1880 and offered for sale by the Finance Ministry fetches 32.1 million yen at an auction in Tokyo on Feb. 24.

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  • ILEA001126257
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  • 2008/2/24 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 2008 Kyodo News
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  • 1864 × 1214 pixel
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