New 8 reales with neat chop

jayPem · October 11, 2014 3:35AM

Picked this up a couple weeks ago and just around to taking pics...I was really happy with the originality when I got it in hand !

coinkat · October 11, 2014 8:17AM

I would not rule out a counter stamp based on size- It is a neat coin

lordmarcovan · October 11, 2014 8:41AM

Nice color. It is indeed an interesting chopmark, too.

MilkmanDan · October 11, 2014 2:10PM

Neat coin. I have seen a few chopmarks, mostly on pillars with that same look. Appears as if this coin one saw a lot of different grubby paws.

LochNESS · October 11, 2014 4:09PM

Perhaps it was used in some table games. Perhaps in a seedy night club aka opium den, or on a trade ship. Very cool. Definitely some history there. Unfortunately we will likely never know the specific details. But I believe a book was released in 2013 or early 2014 about chopmarks and their meanings. Have you heard of this? Someone on the forum posted a link ... perhaps you can find it for sale. The chopmark should give you some clues as to which province the coin traveled.

Type2 · October 12, 2014 1:15AM

Nice

jayPem · October 12, 2014 1:48AM

Thanks all...
Interesting counterstamp thought coinkat, it has that large, centrally located feel of the Geo III stamps, but I've never heard of any Asian counterstamps before...
Have to think it's just a larger than usual chop though...unless someone has any info otherwise

The reverse is definately more crusty than the obverse, like it sat bottom down in some dank wooden drawer for ages, but the obverse is very flashy in hand...abit less
grubby than my pics suggest

Crazy8s · October 13, 2014 1:07PM

A new book titled "Chopmarked Coins -A History- was released in August at the ANA Show in Chicago. The author is Colin James Gullberg and the book is really nice.

Tookybandit · October 14, 2014 9:36AM

Love that coin! I agree that does look like a counter stamp to me too!

LochNESS · October 14, 2014 9:54AM

Thank you, Crazy8s for confirming my suspicions about there being a book - and for providing the title and release info! I must get a copy for my library.

New 8 reales with neat chop

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