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‘Phantom’ coins — believed to be destroyed after WWII — found in warehouse in Japan
A company in Kyoto found thousands of rare ceramic coins made during metal shortages of the 1940s and believed to have been ...
Yahoo News4d
500,000 WWII ‘phantom coins’ that were thought to have been destroyed found in Japan
In a rare find, the Japanese Mint Bureau has acquired 15 boxes containing 500,000 ceramic coins. Previously thought to have ...
朝日新聞社4y
Boxes of ceramic ‘phantom coins’ from WWII found in Kyoto
KYOTO—As many as 500,000 ceramic coins produced during the metal shortages on the Japanese home front during the Pacific War have been discovered here. The Japan Mint said on Oct. 9 that the ...
Sacramento Bee5d
‘Phantom’ coins — believed to be destroyed after WWII — found in warehouse in Japan
A company in Kyoto found thousands of rare ceramic coins made during metal shortages of the 1940s and believed to have been destroyed. Photo from the Japan Mint A company in Japan found thousands ...