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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Dnas, post: 4008817, member: 93707&quot;]The official &quot;gin&quot; (silver) mark was to indicate that the coin was intended to be traded overseas (usually China), so that it would not return to circulation in Japan. However, one yen silver coins without gin mark were also traded in China.</p><p>The chop mark was a trader&#039;s mark, indicating that the coin is silver (breaking through the surface to verify silver underneath). My year 13 has maybe a dozen chop marks from various merchants.</p><p>Although chop marks are coins damage, I find the chop marks themselves very interesting, rarer coins or better grade (except for chop mark) for cheaper prices.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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