CHOPMARKED COINS: JAPAN: Meiji, 1868-1912, AR yen, year 7 (1874), Y-A25, with so many large Chinese merchant chopmarks that the flan is now scyphated, Fine, ex D. R. Bain Collection. These 'cup-shaped ' chopmarked coins were said to be used for gambling because they did not roll off the table easily.
Estimate: 75-100 USD