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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)

Some people did, and for those with dedication it seems that the difficulty in finding rare stuff was offset by low prices. Still, it would take years to put together a top-quality world chopmark typ… (View Post)

Shame. He was the guy you wanted for good-quality TrueViews. (View Post)