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Pretty killer. Wouldn't be surprising if this is the nicest chopped Seated Half, bar none; crazy that such a nicely preserved example exists for such a rare date. (View Post)

This 1873-CC Trade Dollar is the only chopmarked example with UNC detail that has come to light, but shows some unfortunate hairlines on the obverse that will always keep it out of a straight grade h… (View Post)

Crazy that someone tried to remove the scratch on such a rare piece so bluntly (the Viceroy Amat coin). I did document the Patterson example in my reference on chopmarked coins, though the mark is pr… (View Post)

At least for me, the appeal is that chopmarked coins follow more of the rules of artifacts than they do conventional numismatics. It's not just about the circumstances of the coin's production and su… (View Post)

It benefits an auction house to post conservative estimates (as long as they're not TOO conservative), so average results that beat those estimates give the impression that the market is robust and t… (View Post)