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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Dnas, post: 7486247, member: 93707&quot;]I&#039;ve posted this photo of a silver Japanese 1 yen coin in other threads, but to the left of the circular &quot;gin&quot; countermark, is a very pretty chopmark. It may technically be damage, but this one is both attractive and unobtrusive.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1295075[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I generally like chopmarks on coins, but not all chopmarks are created equal.</p><p>I don&#039;t like the ones that are so heavily applied, that they bend the coin and create additional wear on the opposite side of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another interesting point: In Japan where I live, the Japanese collectors like to have pristine coins, so for example, they don&#039;t tend to like toning even if it is attractive. And chopmarks are really unpopular, to the point where it&#039;s always considered as damage, and the price is much lower.... so you can often pick up an AU coin with chopmarks, for 2/3 or even half the price of a pristine AU coin.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I found it interesting, as mentioned by some others above, that in some circles, chopmarked silver coins may actually have equal or even higher value than unchopped coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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