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Help finding out what this chopmark means
FHC
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PM Oreville
Looks like two chops to me. Might be wrong....Stealer, where are you and your Dad????
bob:)
The strongest lines look like VP.
But there is apparently more to the V.
The latest book on chop mark identification is by Colin Gullberg in 2014; here's a review:
coinbooks.org/esylum_v17n35a07.html
All I have on chop marks is Rose's book... I will try to find it in there. Cheers, RickO
Remember many chopmarks are merely symbols or pseudo characters so not all will have clear meaning. Often they represented family or business names. Good luck!
the other half does not recognize the top one.
the way they are stamped and their relative shapes are indicative of two separate characters. I can guess they comprise a single chop of two characters because of their proximity. However, it is bothersome that the top character has a weak lower left. However, that could be from other factors like the tool, what it was hit against or the positioning of the devices on the reverse.
You will need to find someone who can read Chinese of at least that period or older.
the bottom character is
口
kǒu
which means mouth
It says 麦穗 which translates to wheat/grain.