The coins as advertised as geniune are counterfeits. The pieces coming out of China, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore are almost all struck from counterfeit dies. The Chinese government doesn't block these people...
Some people confuse about my listing. The Question is what is Prefectural stamps and what the difference between Commemorative stamps.The Prefectural stamp (aka ふるさと Fu-ru-sa-to in Japaneses) is a local stamp...
In 1948, Japan issued three souvenir sheets that look a lot alike, especially to someone who doesn't read Japanese or doesn't have all three in front of them.And in the Japan section of the Scott stamp catalog...