***Chop Mark City***Cool
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In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
Very cool all
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
<< <i>What was the purpose of chop marks? >>
A chop mark is a merchants statement saying this coin is silver and in the correct
amount. Some counterfeits had the exact alloy of silver/copper and would also show
chop marks.
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<< <i>My Chopper, which graded PCGS MS-63:
Wow that one looks almost proof with no cameo.
It's probably one of the nicest ones you'll ever see.
I'll try to post a pic of it soon.
They're all neat, but some of the really chopped-to-death ones don't appeal much to me.
I wouldn't mind having one with two or three discreet chops in the fields. I've never had any. I do have a counterstamped trade dollar on the Holey Coin Vest, but it has Roman alphabet letters on it (someone's initials, presumably).
<< <i>So once the coin is filled up with chopmarks why did they continue to put them on? You can't possibly read anything out of that jumble so why did they keep putting mark on top of mark? Seems like a pointless exercise. >>
Each port had an assayer that would certify the silver. I suppose some ports may have accepted the OK from another port, but I think the ones with a lot of chopmarks just made their way around.