chopmark: the small mark punched onto coins (usually Trade Dollars) by Asian merchants who "certified" the coins authenticity and value.
circulated: a coin that is worn and no longer Uncirculated.
Chopmark : a stamped symbol or letter punched into a coin to signify that it has been assayed for weight or purity by an Asian bank or trader.
Chopmarks and countermarks. Gin countermark (in the circle) on left reverse added by the Osaka mint.
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Meiji 35 (1902) 1 Yen ...
Some of them have oriental chopmarks which were counterstamps from the orient. Many trade dollar coins of the western powers and of the large silver coins from China, Korea, and Japan have these chopmarks.
Certain higher graded coins with chopmarks (punchmarks stamped on the coins by Oriental merchants, to signify that the pieces were of good weight and fineness) are cheap, ...
 See also: Mint, Marks, Chopmarks, Revers, Reverse
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