This is a typical one yen coin. In today's exchange rate, it worth less than one U.S. cent ($0.0098, to be exact). But recently, a one yen coin sold in Japan for the price of a car. Why? Well, it ...

Suddenly two kinds of big one-yen coins are lined up. The one on the left was a 'huge 1-yen coin' (1000 yen), and the one on the right was a 'big 1-yen coin' (3000 yen), both of which were sold out.

The 1,000 yen Shinkansen Opening 50th Anniversary Coin is made of sterling silver and features a bullet train on the front-side gliding among bright pink cherry blossoms with the majestic Mt Fuji in ...