Chop marks

cwazzy · January 30, 2007 10:49AM

Is there a book or a web site that would tell me the meaning of the chop marks on my 1874 CC trade dollar? I am fascinated by the marks on it but I have no idea what they mean. Any help or references you could give me would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

tradedollarnut · January 30, 2007 10:52AM

There is a website out there, but I've lost it. Oreville knows the meaning of many of the chops - you could pm him a picture.

holeinone1972 · January 30, 2007 10:53AM

I checked the translation, it reads, "Me love you long time!"

cwazzy · January 30, 2007 10:55AM

<< <i>I checked the translation, it reads, "Me love you long time!"

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I knew there was a reason I love these things!

fastrudy · January 30, 2007 11:09AM

Lucky numbers 3, 12, 15, 24, 31, 45, 47.

Mercury10c · January 30, 2007 11:12AM

I took Mandarin in college. It definitely says, "He who go to bed with itchy butt, wake up with smelly fingers"

sumnom · January 30, 2007 11:37AM

It reads, "Yankee, go home!"

airplanenut · January 30, 2007 11:51AM

I think it says, "Hey, look! I'm not alone!"

410a · January 30, 2007 11:59AM

It does not say "me love you long time" so cut it out. It happens to be Cantonese and it says loosely translated "Send more of this modern crap and we will destroy it too" the reverse says something about a "happy ending" but I can't make out the lettering around the edge.

shirohniichan · January 31, 2007 3:58AM

There really isn't anything to "translate". Each chop is from a different bank or merchant, and each one is an abbreviation or representation of said business.

On the left I see an incuse chop for "bun" (en japonais), whic means "literature" or "letter." There's another for "hou", which means "direction." Next to it is "kou" for "company" (in Chinese; Japanese would use it for "public"). Next to it is a different "hou" (or "takara") for "treasure." On the right side is "shou" for "correct", and it's one of the most common chops I've seen so far.

I like the two star-shaped chops on the reverse the most.

Cool coin!

Chop marks

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