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JAPAN, MACHINE STRUCK COINAGE :
JAPAN, period meiji, AR 1 yen, yr. 29 (1896), YA25.3, countermark 銀 gin, Y28a.2 (Osaka, left side of 1 Yen). Chopmarks on obv. and rev.In 1897 Japan demonetized the silver one Yen and Trade Dollar coins, and many were melted to provide bullion for producing subsidiary coins. Some 20 million Trade Dollars and one Yen coins were countermaked with the character GIN (meaning silver) and ship
Grade: 1+ [VF]
JAPAN, period meiji, AR 1 yen, yr. 29 (1896), YA25.3, countermark 銀 gin, Y28a.2 (Osaka, left side of 1 Yen). Chopmarks on obv. and rev.In 1897 Japan demonetized the silver one Yen and Trade Dollar coins, and many were melted to provide bullion for producing subsidiary coins. Some 20 million Trade Dollars and one Yen coins were countermaked with the character GIN (meaning silver) and ship
Grade: 1+ [VF]