Realized Prices - May 2009 thru May 2010

[Dieter3]

Showa Enthronement

Totals

Medals = 170 (Y!JA=81; eBay=89)

Documents = 32 (Y!JA=17; eBay=15)

Including 1 loose medallion, 1 miniature, and 5 women's medals:

1 x Loose medallion - ¥380/Fair

1 x Miniature - ¥21,050/Poor

1 x Woman's Medal w/o case - $103.50

1 x Woman's Medal w/case - ¥5,450/Fair

1 x Woman's Medal w/case - ¥5,510/Good

1 x Woman's Medal w/case - ¥6,300/Good(+)

1 x Woman's Medal w/case - ¥15,000/Very Good

Medal/Document Combos = 8 (Y!JA=6; eBay=2)

Overall Average Price/Condition = ¥2,667; $75.88 – Condition = Good

Highest Price/Condition = ¥5,000/Fair(+); $78.76/Good(+)

Lowest Price/Condition = ¥1,501/Good; $72.99/Good(-)

Solo Documents = 24 (Y!JA=11; eBay=13)

Overall Average Price/Condition = ¥1,831; $28.76 – Condition = Good(-)

Highest Price/Condition = ¥3,100/Fair; $44.76/Fair

Lowest Price/Condition = ¥500/Fair; $9.99/Fair(+)

Solo Medals = 155 (Y!JA = 69 ; eBay = 86 )

Overall Average Price/Condition = ¥1,703; $32.21 – Condition = Good

24 x Without Case = ¥1,238 / $18.49; Average Condition = Fair(+)

1 x With Wrong/Other Case

130 x With Case = ¥1,774 / $34.88; Average Condition = Good

High/Low Price & Condition

Without Case

Highest Price/Condition = ¥2,290/Good(+); $31.00/Fair(+)

Lowest Price/Condition = ¥510/Good(-); $9.99/Fair(-)

With Wrong/Other Case

1 x Medal in wooden case = ¥2,200/Good(-)

With Case

Highest Price/Condition = ¥5,270/Good(-); $128.50/Good(+)

Lowest Price/Condition = ¥1,009/Poor; $10.50/Fair

Best Deal Overall = ¥1,100/Very Good (medal with case)

Worst Deal Overall = $128.50/Good(+) (medal with case and ribbon bar)

Edited June 28, 2010 by Dieter3

[Dieter3]

Capital Rehabilitation

Totals

Medals = 33 (Y!JA = 17; eBay = 16)

Documents = 1 (Y!JA)

Medal/Document Combos = 0

Solo Documents = 1 (Y!JA)

1 x Document - ¥32,500/Fair

Solo Medals = 33 (Y!JA = 17; eBay = 16)

Overall Average Price/Condition = ¥11,626; $151.09 – Condition = Good

11 x Without Case = ¥7,956 / $116.13; Average Condition = Good(-)

22 x With Case = ¥12,756 / $178.29; Average Condition = Good(+)

High/Low Price & Condition

Without Case

Highest Price/Condition = ¥8,851/Fair; $153.50/Fair(-)

Lowest Price/Condition = ¥6,916/Fair(-); $81.00/Good

With Case

Highest Price/Condition = ¥19,000/Very Good; $223.50/Very Good(-)

Lowest Price/Condition = ¥9,050/Good(-); $111.00/Good(+)

Best Deal Overall = $111.00/Good(+) (medal with case)

Worst Deal Overall = $153.50/Fair(-) (medal, no case)

Edited July 6, 2010 by Dieter3

[Dieter3]

Korean National Census

Totals

Medals = 7 (Y!JA = 3; eBay = 3; Misc. =1)

Documents = 0

Including 2 loose medallions:

1 x Medallion - ¥2,101/Poor

1 x Medallion - $75.00/Fair

Medal/Document Combos = 0

Solo Documents = 0

Solo Medals = 5 (Y!JA = 2; eBay = 2; Misc. = 1)

1 x Medal, no case - $35.00/Fair

1 x Medal, no case - ¥15,503/Good

1 x Medal, no case - ¥19,590/Fair

1 x Medal with case - $108.00/Good

1 x Medal with case - ¥45,500/Very Good(-)

Best Deal Overall = $108.00/Good (medal with case)

Worst Deal Overall = ????

Edited July 6, 2010 by Dieter3

[Dieter3]

2600^th Year Anniversary

Totals

Medals = 123 (Y!JA=83; eBay=40)

Documents = 12 (Y!JA=7; eBay=5)

Medal/Document Combos = 2 (Y!JA=1; eBay=1)

1 x Medal with case and document - ¥4,550/Fair

1 x Medal with case and document - $115.00/Fair(+)

Solo Documents = 10 (Y!JA=6; eBay=4)

Overall Average Price/Condition = ¥4,254; $32.75 – Condition = Fair(+)*

Highest Price/Condition = ¥9,250/Very Good*; $47.00/Fair

Lowest Price/Condition = ¥2,000/Fair; $18.50/Fair

*Does NOT include 1 outlier @ ¥22,500/Fair issued to a Major-General.

Solo Women's Medals = 7 (Y!JA=5; eBay=2)

Overall Average Price/Condition = ¥8,205; $55.28 – Condition = Good

ALL examples with cases –

High/Low Price & Condition

Highest Price/Condition = ¥13,000/Good; $56.55/Good(-)

Lowest Price/Condition = ¥5,250/Good(-); $54.00/Good

Solo Men's Medals = 114 (Y!JA =77 ; eBay =37)

Overall Average Price/Condition = ¥1,763; $29.55 – Condition = Good

12 x Without Case = ¥987 / $27.45; Average Condition = Fair(+)

102 x With Case = ¥1,840 / $29.88; Average Condition = Good(+)

High/Low Price & Condition

Without Case

Highest Price/Condition = ¥1,500/Good(-); $39.00/Fair(+)

Lowest Price/Condition = ¥500/Fair(+); $20.50/Fair

With Case

Highest Price/Condition = ¥5,000/Excellent; $101.99/Good(-)

Lowest Price/Condition = ¥901/Good(-); $9.95/Fair

Best Deal Overall = $16.50/Excellent (medal with case)

Worst Deal Overall = $101.99/Good(-) (medal with case)

Edited July 6, 2010 by Dieter3

[Dieter3]

China Incident Commemoration

Totals

Medals = 2

Documents = 0

Including 1 loose medallion:

1 x Medallion - ¥35,550/Fair(-)

Medal/Document Combos = 0

Solo Documents = 0

Solo Medals = 1

1 x Medal with incorrect case - ¥53,477/Good(-)

Edited July 7, 2010 by Dieter3

[Dieter3]

Merit Medals of Color

Totals

Medals = 85 (Y!JA=66; eBay=19)

Documents = 3(Y!JA=1; eBay=2)

RED

Medals = 0

Documents = 0

VIOLET

Medals = 0

Documents = 0

GREEN

Medals = 2 (Y!JA)

Documents = 1 (Y!JA)

1 x Document - ¥30,503/Good(+) – Taisho 6

1 x Medal with case, missing rosette - ¥96,600/Good(+) – Taisho 6

(These items were broken up by the seller and sold individually)

1 x Medal with case, missing rosette - ¥100,900/Fair(+) – Late Production

YELLOW

Medals = 4 (Y!JA)

Documents = 0

Overall Average Price/Condition = ¥19,403 – Condition = Good(+)

Highest Price/Condition = ¥22,000/Good

Lowest Price/Condition = ¥16,611/Good(+)

(LIGHT) BLUE

Medals = 16 (Y!JA=13; eBay=3)

Documents = 0

Solo Medals = 16

Overall Average Price/Condition = ¥10,851; $140.67 – Condition = Good

1 x Without Case, Without Rosette = ¥6,100; Average Condition = Fair

5 x With Case/Without Rosette = ¥10,852/ $132.50; Average Condition = Good(-)

10 x With Case, With Rosette = ¥11,444 / $144.75; Average Condition = Good

High/Low Price & Condition

Without Case, Without Rosette

1 x Specimen - ¥6,100/Fair

With Case, No Rosette

Highest Price/Condition = ¥14,010/Good; $132.50/Fair(+)

Lowest Price/Condition = ¥8,450/Good(+); $132.50/Fair(+)

With Case, With Rosette

Highest Price/Condition = ¥16,100/Good; $175.00/Good

Lowest Price/Condition = ¥8,801/Good(+); $114.50/Good(-)

(DARK) BLUE

Medals = 63 (Y!JA=47; eBay=16)

Documents = 2 (eBay)

Medal/Document Combos = 1 (eBay)

1 x Document and medal w/case, missing rosette - $102.50/Excellent (Heisei)

Solo Documents = 1 (eBay)

1 x Document - $20.50/Good(+)

Solo Medals = 62 (Y!JA = 47; eBay = 15)

**Special Medals – Included in average conditions and total counts, but NOT included in average prices below:

1 x Medal w/Case, no rosette, additional bar, Taisho issue - ¥14,000/Good(+)

1 x Medal w/Case, no rosette, additional bar, Showa issue, included mall case for additional bar - ¥15,600/Good

1 x Medal w/Case, no rosette, additional bar, Showa issue - ¥17,501/Very Good

1 x Medal w/Case, no rosette, 4 additional bars, Taisho issue - ¥50,000/Fair

1 x Medal w/Case and Rosette, 1 additional bar, Showa issue - ¥12,000/Very Good

1 x Medal w/Case and Rosette, 2 Gold Bars - ¥71,003/Good

Overall Average Price/Condition = ¥6,518; $88.74 – Condition = Good(+)

1 x Without Case, Without Rosette = $77.00/Good

1 x Without Case, With Rosette = ¥2,300/Fair

21 x With Case, Without Rosette = ¥7,240 / $108.92; Average Condition = Good*

39 x With Case, With Rosette = ¥96,359 / $78.83; Average Condition = Good(+)*

*Includes special medals in totals and average condition, NOT average price.

High/Low Price & Condition

Without Case, Without Rosette

1 x Specimen - $77.00/Good

Without Case, With Rosette

1 x Specimen - ¥2,300/Fair

With Case, No Rosette

Highest Price/Condition = ¥14,000/Good; $123.50/Fair(+)

Lowest Price/Condition = ¥3,100/Fair(+); $68.09/Fair(-)

With Case, With Rosette

Highest Price/Condition = ¥9,000/Excellent(+); $118.66/Good(-)

Lowest Price/Condition = ¥4,378/Fair; $49.00/Very Good(+)

Best Deal - $49.00/Very Good(+) (medal with case and rosette)

Worst Deal - $123.50/Fair(+) (Medal with case, no rosette)

Edited July 7, 2010 by Dieter3

[Dieter3]

Merit Medal of the Yellow Ribbon

Totals

Medals = 0

Documents = 0

Edited July 7, 2010 by Dieter3

[Dieter3]

Sorry it's taking so long to get all of this info posted! Red Cross medals are the last category for the Japanese medals that I'm doing. These present somewhat of a challenge due to the large amount of variation across the member levels. I've only thus far analyzed basic membership medals and was surprised to see how relatively few of these show up on Yahoo! Japan compared to eBay. Granted, I'm only focused on solo pieces, not groups, but I don't think that would change things much anyway. Curiously, very few solo documents show up on eBay. Although I did try to keep track of the types of boxes, hallmarks, and materials used in construction, I did not really organize this in an easy way to make it presentable as data. About the only thing I can say is that earlier awards are definitely uncommon if not downright rare to find.

Red Cross – Membership

Totals

Medals = 136 (Y!JA=21; eBay=115)

Documents = 15 (Y!JA=9; eBay=6)

Ratio of men's to women's awards, approximately 5:1

Medal/Document Combos = 6 (Y!JA = 1; eBay = 5)

1 x Document and medal, no case or rosette - $22.49/Good(-)

1 x Document and medal w/case, no rosette - $38.00/Fair(+)

1 x Document and medal w/case, no rosette - $51.00

1 x Document and medal w/case and rosette - ¥1,700/Good

1 x Document and medal w/case and rosette - $36.00/Good

1 x Document and medal w/case and rosette - $81.00/Good(-)

Solo Documents = 9 (Y!JA = 8; eBay=1), 7 Men's, 2 Women's

Overall Average Price/Condition = ¥1,088; $13.50 – Condition = Good

Highest Price/Condition = ¥2,900/Good(+); $13.50/Good(-)

Lowest Price/Condition = ¥500/Good; $13.50/Very Good(-)

Solo Men's Medals = 109 (Y!JA = 16; eBay = 93)

Overall Average Price/Condition = ¥559; $12.24 – Condition = Good

53 x Without Case, Without Rosette** = ¥425 / $11.26; Average Condition = Good(-)

11 x Without Case, With Rosette = ¥320 / $9.54; Average Condition = Good

2 x With Wrong Case (No rosettes) = ¥600 / $5.99; Average Condition = Fair

10 x With Case, Without Rosette** = ¥767 / $12.90; Average Condition = Good(-)

33 x With Case, With Rosette = ¥605 / $15.07; Average Condition = Good(+)

**Specifically, without the member's bow. Some may have had others, most typically the life membership rosette.

High/Low Price & Condition

Without Case, Without Rosette

Highest Price/Condition = ¥500/Fair; $26.00/Fair

Lowest Price/Condition = ¥350/Fair(+); $0.99/Fair

Without Case, With Rosette

Highest Price/Condition = ¥600/Fair; $14.50/Very Good

Lowest Price/Condition = ¥100/Good(-); $5.74/Good(+)

With Wrong Case (No Rosettes, 2 specimen only)

1 x Medal in wooden case - $5.99/Poor

1 x Medal in China Incident Case - ¥600/Good

With Case, Without Rosette

Highest Price/Condition = ¥=1,000/Poor(+); $20.50/Good(+)

Lowest Price/Condition = ¥300/Fair; $5.50/Fair

With Case, With Rosette

Highest Price/Condition = ¥1,152/Good(+); $38.00/Fair(+)

Lowest Price/Condition = ¥100/Very Good; $4.99/Excellent(-)

Best Deal - $4.99/Excellent(-) (medal with case and rosette)

Worst Deal - $26.00/Fair (Medal with no case, no rosette)

Solo Women's Medals = 21 (Y!JA = 4; eBay = 17)

Overall Average Price/Condition = ¥1,100; $13.95 – Condition = Good(-)

10 x Without Case, Without Rosette = ¥1,900 / $12.79; Average Condition = Good(-)

2 x Without Case, With Rosette = $14.45; Average Condition = Good(-)

4 x With Case, Without Rosette = ¥1,000 / $15.97; Average Condition = Good(-)

5 x With Case, With Rosette = ¥750/ $15.09; Average Condition = Good

High/Low Price & Condition

Without Case, Without Rosette

Highest Price/Condition = ¥1,900/Fair; $17.00/Good

Lowest Price/Condition = ¥1,900/Fair; $6.50/Good(-)

Without Case, With Rosette

Highest Price/Condition = $14.99/Good(+)

Lowest Price/Condition = $13.90/Fair

With Case, Without Rosette

Highest Price/Condition = ¥=1,000/Good; $28.00/Good(-)

Lowest Price/Condition = ¥1,000/Good; $7.50/Good(-)

With Case, With Rosette

Highest Price/Condition = ¥1,000/Good; $18.00/Good(-)

Lowest Price/Condition = ¥500/Good(+); $12.27/Good(-)

Best Deal - ¥500/Good(+) (Medal with case and rosette)

Worst Deal - ¥1,900/Fair (Medal with no case, no rosette)

Edited July 20, 2010 by Dieter3