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Re: Newly acquired 1809 Bust Half Dollar with Chinese Chopmarks
As a follow-on to the original theme of this post, let's view more United States coins with chopmarks. These are coins I photographed for a fellow collector. Seated dime Ink chopmark on a seated… (View Post)4 -
Re: Newly acquired 1809 Bust Half Dollar with Chinese Chopmarks
I remember this too, the guy spent a bunch of money on the coin and for really nice photography, then came here seeking validation on the piece after the fact. Call me crazy but it's better to d… (View Post)3 -
Re: Newly acquired 1809 Bust Half Dollar with Chinese Chopmarks
@CaptainBlunt your comments are spot on and the numbers you state are backed up by coins extant. We see probably 20 to 1 chopmarked seated halves to seated dollars. That number could easily be 30 or … (View Post)1 -
Re: Newly acquired 1809 Bust Half Dollar with Chinese Chopmarks
I'm hesitant to chime in here because the buyer might be amongst us, but I'll do so to try and add insight, not to disparage the coin in any way. As one of the stronger bidders/buyers of ch… (View Post)2 -
Re: Newly acquired 1809 Bust Half Dollar with Chinese Chopmarks
I'll start by saying that there's a lot we don't know about Chinese Chopmarks, so much of what we "know" is a best educated guess. I've been offered a few that were desc… (View Post)2
