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Re: The value of a provenance
I'm going to comment in the context of my focus - chopmarks. There are a lot of combinations, and new hosts are being discovered all the time. But the marks don't have die indicators or man… (View Post)4 -
Re: Newly acquired 1809 Bust Half Dollar with Chinese Chopmarks
I'd be interested in seeing more period documentation on 1859-S Seated Dollars being imported into China; I've seen the number of 15,000 being obtained for export, and the claim that 8,985 … (View Post)2 -
Re: Newly acquired 1809 Bust Half Dollar with Chinese Chopmarks
In the context of the diplomatic correspondence mentioned above, and the discussion on the use of foreign gold in China, I'd offer the following: Gold was not considered a common medium of excha… (View Post)2 -
Re: Newly acquired 1809 Bust Half Dollar with Chinese Chopmarks
He made the remark outside of the book relatively recently, on a Reddit post discussing the coin; however, he also submitted bids on the coin per the same comment. I think he believes, as I do, that … (View Post)1 -
Re: Newly acquired 1809 Bust Half Dollar with Chinese Chopmarks
Are you challenging me, good sir? (View Post)8
