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As others have said, the Rose publication, which is titled "Chopmarks"; originally published in '87 and with a reprint in the early 2000's. If you have the choice, locate the original, as t… (View Post)

I don't feel that I can wholeheartedly comment on the scarcity of the type itself, as I don't typically look at unchopped examples, but the 75-S Type 2 Rev, Micro S seems to be pretty scarce. I belie… (View Post)

Hot damn, that Trade Dollar. I'm not a Proof guy, but that coin is gorgeous. (View Post)

Unfortunately, identifying genuine chops has a lot more pitfalls than identifying genuine host coins; you can't refer to die characteristics, pick up points, etc. The best we can do is verify the hos… (View Post)

> The difficulty with this piece will be demonstrating that the marks are likely to have been applied in China. Looking at the images, it appears that the larger character that you refer to is mad… (View Post)