Generally, the practice of chopping coins to very their authenticity phased out soon after the introduction of 1914 Fat Man Dollar. However, I found a chopped yet still lustrous piece minted in 1921.
I remember going as a kid to an auction in "Casa de Moneda" in Mexico City, with my grandfather 20 something years ago. He was the only bidder for this gem.
I lost track of it until now that I was looking through some old stuff and a coin collection he had.
I felt a lot of joy to find it again as he means a lot to me.
Doing a little research I found this community, could anyone tell me a little bit more about its chops?
Thank you :)
It's such a beautiful coin though. What do you think?
I love how hefty and substantial NGC slabs are, and I love the history behind this coin. It was $160, got him3 down to $150, then paid with two maples I got at 56 and $20. I think I did pretty well!
I don't much about these. Does anyone have any resources that can help authenticate this chopped 8 Reales? Is there a way to authenticate the chop marks also? Thanks.
hi guys! recently picked up this 1876 8 reales. appears to have what looks to be either pmd or potentially a a blank chopmark on it. possibly a scoop chop? let me know what you think.
This is an 1898 Mexican peso by Mint of Mexican City (Mo). However, something really caught my attention is the elevated o for the mint mark. A raised o on an 1898-dated peso is usually the restrike version minted in 1949 upon the order by the Chinese Nationalist government to pay its soldiers in lieu of its hyperinflated currency. Any thoughts on this? Thank you.
Edit: I counted, and there are 139 beads.