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PCGS Cert Page: https://www.pcgs.com/cert/49730458 Stack's Listing: https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-1B97YY/1865-silver-three-cent-piece-repunched-date-ms-69-pcgs-cac Description from St… (View Post)

@P0CKETCHANGE, the "head of a fool on the neck of an ass" refers to the mark specifically on a Carlos IV Spanish Colonial 8 Reales, the most common host; the 'fool' would refer to George II… (View Post)

I have seen no contemporary records indicating that reduced-diameter USPI Pesos were ever chopmarked, they don't appear in vintage collections, and intuitively, the reduced size and in particular red… (View Post)

It's been documented through @JohnnyCache's images, but the F. M. Rose Collection is still considered the gold standard among chopmark sets, which is interesting because we don't know the details of … (View Post)

I agree with @lermish, I don't think this mark is very likely to be a genuine chop, the tapering edges and sharp angles don't stylistically match most of the chopmarked hosts that I've encountered. G… (View Post)