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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hontonai, post: 673498, member: 4703&quot;]While gxseries is correct that coins <i>designated</i> &quot;Trade Dollar&quot; were only issued for three years, one authority points out that:</p><p><br /></p><p>Cummings then describes the history of monetization and demonetization of the silver yen, concluding with discussion of the fact that its production ceased in Meiji 30 (1897), and the later coins minted from Meiji 34-Taisho 3 (1901-14)At the time of final demonetization in 1897 and for several years thereafter, the silver yen could be exchanged on a one-for-one basis for gold yen.&nbsp; Some were melted, and the rest were counterstamped with the character for &quot;gin&quot; (silver) and shipped to Taiwan for use in trade.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bottom line - IMHO your Meiji 28 (1895) yen is fully qualified and entitled to be included in a collection of &quot;trade dollars&quot; despite lacking that legend.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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