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@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)

Ditto. Hey, you and I should chat sometime, see if our interests are aligned in any way. (View Post)