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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Stork, post: 2674993, member: 71642&quot;]Waaaayy back in the beginning of my adult collecting days I bought this out of a small shop in Silver Spring, MD (not Bonanza).&nbsp; I had a Dansco Japan Type Set album I was in the very early stages of working on.&nbsp; There was no way I&#039;d be putting a trade dollar coin in it and I used this as my &#039;trade dollar substitute&#039; coin.&nbsp; A chopped up old yen functioned in a similar real-life role after all.</p><p><br /></p><p>I always said this coin has &#039;character&#039;, but in my older years I just have to wonder/assume that someone was just playing with this coin.&nbsp; Someone who studies chops can probably weigh in on how real these look.&nbsp; Nonetheless, I love the coin for it&#039;s look and the fact it held down a big spot in the album for many, many years (until an &#039;affordable&#039; trade dollar found it&#039;s way to me).</p><p><br /></p><p>If anyone out there is a chop expert I&#039;d love your opinions and comments.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/2qnQgbMSRceJmvg376um_Chopped%20yen%20combo.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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