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Betta285Betta285 Posts: 733
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1876-S Trade Dollar

I got it for $207 and i know i could have gotten a higher grade example for that money, but i just fell in love with the chopmarks on this coin. It has beautiful luster and a bit of what looks to be ink on the top reverse which i might try to acetone off in the future, but for now, it's not bothering me. I'm very happy with my purchase and I'm one step closer to completing my type set! Opinions Welcome!

jim

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  • Dog97Dog97 Posts: 7,874 ✭✭✭
    Cool chops! If you like chops I suggest the Rose book because of course as a numismatician you'll want to research, authenticate & identify the merchant that chopped it.
    Change that we can believe in is that change which is 90% silver.
  • mgoodm3mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭
    Nice trade dollar. interesting chops.
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  • sTONERsTONER Posts: 1,904 ✭✭✭
    nice choppers you got there JIMBOimageimage,,STEVE
    toner loner
  • coinguy89coinguy89 Posts: 2,151
    Great looking piece, lights alittle much on the photo, but I can see the great detail in the coin. Nice chop marks. image
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  • sTONERsTONER Posts: 1,904 ✭✭✭
    hey JIM, i bet your girl is taking you for chinese food tonightimage,,STEVE
    toner loner
  • Betta285Betta285 Posts: 733
    Dog, can you please PM me with more Information on this Rose Book? Sounds very interesting

    Coinguy, I know the pictures could use some adjusting, for some reason, this coin was the hardest coin i ever had to photograph due to the changes in surface elevation because of the chopmarks, i'll try to get some better pics up soon.image

    No Steve, that's tomorrow nightimage

    jim
  • sTONERsTONER Posts: 1,904 ✭✭✭
    HEY JIM, whered you find her at?????image
    toner loner
  • Betta285Betta285 Posts: 733
    I presume your talking about my coinimage

    I got this one at Seaport Coins.]
    I heard from a little birdy that you recently got a new addition also?

    jim
  • sTONERsTONER Posts: 1,904 ✭✭✭
    pm sent
    toner loner
  • billboatbillboat Posts: 2,260
    When I buy a Trade Dollar for my type set I;m going to buy a chop marked example. IMO that's what they were made to do--circulate in the Orient. You've got a very nice one.!!
    Curmudgeon in waiting!
  • slideridersliderider Posts: 1,834
    Trade dollars with chopmarks are nice, but only if they have a few that don't obstruct the details too much. I've seen trade dollars with so many chopmarks on both sides that they weren't easily identified as trade dollars anymore.

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    How's that for an ugly one?
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  • Dog97Dog97 Posts: 7,874 ✭✭✭
    <<<Dog, can you please PM me with more Information on this Rose Book? Sounds very interesting>>>
    I'll just post it her in case anyone else is interested.
    The Rose book is titled Chopmarks and the author is F.M. Rose and it's published by Numismatics International, 1987. You probably find it on eBay or through the ANA's bookstore. I think I got mine from ANA. It's a 10 chapter 54 page book with about 200 pictures of different chopmarks. Bout a $12 book.
    A really interesting & informative book because when one thinks of chopmarks Trade Dollars come to mind but this book shows examples of and explains chops on coins you don't often see chopped, such as Barbers, Morgans, Peace and even Commems.
    Chapter 1 the historical background of chopmarks
    2 what chopmarks are like
    3 the question of rarity among chopmarks
    4 chopmarked european coins
    5 chopmarked coins of latin america
    6 chopmarked us coins
    7 chopmarked coins of asia and islands
    8 chopmarked coins of china
    9 identification and meaning of chopmarks
    10 schroff marks
    Change that we can believe in is that change which is 90% silver.

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