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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)

Chopmarked gold is a pretty speculative area, but research conducted by @CaptainBlunt on the export of US gold is coming out in an upcoming publication. Still, the rationale for chopmarking gold in t… (View Post)

Great pickup, part of a small mintage and an even smaller shipment sent abroad. Only know of one another chopmarked example, and that's currently unaccounted for. (View Post)