Chopmarked Trade Dollars - a couple newps and post your own

MilkmanDan

Couple new chopmarked trade dollars I found over the last few months. Post your own below...

1874-S PCGS MS62 Chop mark. Love the look on this one, the chop placement is ideal.


1876 PCGS AU53 Chop mark. Any P mint chopmarked coin is scarce. This one also shares the reverse of the rare 76p type II/II.


I've often wondered, were the chop tools heated prior to use? The dark obverse chops on the 76 lead me to believe some were, although this could just as easily have been something settling in the cavity and reacting with the silver.

crypto79

Nice coins Dan, although I have to ask what purpose heating the punch tools up would serve? It would lessen their integrity while imparting no impact to lessen the resistance/hardness of the subject coin.
My most recent addition to my Chop Mark Date set and an amazing original survivor IMO, Former DDR #1 Chop Mark Collection

MilkmanDan

Nice one crypto. Nice provenance too.


<< <i>Nice coins Dan, although I have to ask what purpose heating the punch tools up would serve? It would lessen their integrity while imparting no impact to lessen the resistance/hardness of the subject coin.
>>


Yeah, you got me there. I've seen a few that look like there was something in the process involving heat but like I said, it could just as likely be something else. Metals and material processing is not my forte.

Type2

I almost had one more but passed on it to a board member. I'll get the next one. This one is a MS62 i think it's kinda cool.

ricko

Nice... I like the chopmarked Trade Dollars..... even bought the book.... Cheers, RickO

MilkmanDan

Love that one Type2. Has that "smokey" look to it like many other chopped examples.

TennesseeDave

My only one that has a numerical grade for now.

stealer

Here's one that I like. Type 2/2 and 58 details. I talked to members of the chopmark collectors club and they confirmed that a genuine chop tool has not yet been recovered.

123cents

Don't own any but the one's shown are pretty cool!

Weiss

Five o'clock on the shield...

DDR

Argh! Too bad I am on the road travelling and can't contribute any pics. Nice Trade dollars, though.

MilkmanDan

Dave, sorry to hear you can't post as your trades are so very cool. Weiss that's a nice chopped british trade. I like that little chop whenever I see it.

Here's another british trade, chopped near the trident. Graded PCGS MS63.

Weiss

Wow. That's a stunner!

renman95

jayPem

here are a few of my faves...

UTTM07

Don't have a better picture of the second one. It's a 74-S. The mark on it between 3 and 4 o'clock is very deep but merely rectangular and corresponds to a normal mark on the reverse.

Placid

Is it common for a trade dollar to have the same chop mark twice?

MilkmanDan

<< <i>Is it common for a trade dollar to have the same chop mark twice? >>


Yes, in many cases you'll see the same chop twice or many more on the same coin.

crypto79

Arguably my favorite, really choice of the most under rated date/mm of the series.

123cents

Got this Japanese Trade Dollar that is chop marked.

crypto79

<< <i>Got this Japanese Trade Dollar that is chop marked.
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Wow, that is a really rare Coin Carl. Great coin

bigjpst

Finally got my first chopped dollar that Type II fortunately didn't want to get in a bidding war over. Hopefully I can return him the favor sometime.

Type2

Nice coin and at a good price. I'll get the next one. I passed on that one but I did get all three of these for the same price. From the same place it all works out one way or another.