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Where can I buy gold coins in Japan ?

check here
http://www.ginzatanaka.co.jp/en/shop/
there are some branches

2007-09-15 02:56:21 by wesleyelvis | Posted in Japan

At a game place called Adores in Japan, I won some gold coins, What else can I use them for besides more games

sell them on eBay to other country's people

2007-12-25 01:55:16 by Chaino | Posted in Video & Online Games

Looking to locate 5 yen Japanese coins?

I want to do a craft project and need the 5 yen coin from Japan. I live in the US and it is hard to locate non collecting grade coins.

You could call a bank in your area because they sometimes get foreign currencies and hold onto them. Also I am a foreign coin collector, so I get a bunch of my coins from Ebay.

2007-10-03 11:51:19 by frogyspond | Posted in Japan

Does anyone know where I can sell my Yen that is in coins?

I recently returned from a trip to Japan, and have over 30$ in yen coins left over. I've called multiple banks, and currency exchanges, and nobody will take them.

Does anyone know any place that will take them?

This question, in some variation or another, has come up several times recently in this YA category.

I've answered similar questions here:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AoalrqhEnKX2e6zlvti75Rzty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20080704182111AAnGiIo

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aoa75rDE1hxw4nKZJpEMkrrty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20080717150739AAhgOzW

The gist of those answers is that you have at least four things you can do with these coins:

1. Try to find someone who may be going to Japan, and arrange a private sale. (If you went there on a tour, try contacting the tour operator.)

2. Try finding a currency exchange firm that will accept coins. (One such place in Virginia, mentioned in one of the above answers, claims to do so; don't know how much they might charge in fees or discounts from the prevailing exchange rate, however.)

3. Try selling them on eBay; there is generally an active market there for current world currency. You'll pay some modest fees, and buyers will consider shipping costs when bidding, but you might realize at least 1/2 to 2/3 of the current value.

4. Donate or give away the coins:

http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/32949
(some ideas)

http://www.unicefusa.org/donate/other-ways-to-give/foreign-currency.html
UNICEF's Change for Good program

Finally, next trip, if you have the time and inclination, you might try one of these approaches for spending or donating these coins:

http://studenttravel.about.com/od/mattersofmoney/tp/top_spend_chang.htm

2008-07-19 17:12:20 by orange1cute | Posted in Other - Business & Finance

Why is the Emperor of Japan not pictured on postage stamps or currency?

Have collected stamps and coins for years and noticed that he is never pictured on stamps or currency of Japan and wondered why? Does anyone know? Thanks!

The Japanese people are afraid of the emperor's image being tarnished by the cancellation marks from the postage.
A while back, the emperor was portrayed as somewhat of a person with imperial status, and therefore, photos of the emperors were thought to have the same value as the emperor himself.

I hope this helps. :D

2007-05-14 15:53:45 by union city man | Posted in Government

What is the best resource for determining the value of antiques?

I have recently inherited a wide variety of collectible and keepsake items from my grandparents. Due to space and financial necessity, (single mother of three teenagers) it is necessary to choose wisely the items to pass on and what to part with. (items such as: comic books, WWII artillary, Occupied Japan, coins, postcards, tools etc.

I would take the pieces to several antique dealers and compare their answers.

2007-05-09 20:39:23 by austin | Posted in Other - Visual Arts

How should I send a package to Japan?

I have a penpal in Japan and I'm sending her a box of stuff (coins, magazines, some text books, a shirt, some jerky [XD]) and anyway I don't know how I should label it and such.

I know I'll have to have it in English and Japanese because if I have it in only one, one of the countries isn't going to know where to send it.

Anyway, I'm going to send her an email about her address today.

thanks :)

You can write the address in English - the Japanese post office will understand it. Just don't forget to clearly write JAPAN.

Magazines and books are heavy, so it's going to cost a lot if you are going to pack all the items in a box and send it. If you pack the books and magazines separately and send it as *printed matter", it's going to cost less. Ask your local post office for details.

Also, you may not ship meat product internationally. So if you really want to send her jerky, again ask the post office before you pack.

In any case, make sure you know how much it's going to cost you to send all you want to send to Japan. If you're going to send it by air, it will probably cost a lot more than you think. There are other options; surface mail and SAL (surface mail air-lifted). Surface mail is cheapest but takes weeks to arrive.

2008-10-06 14:40:07 by 黒い狼 (black wolf) | Posted in Japan