Pillar dollar

Discussion in 'World Coins' started by vlaha, Aug 19, 2013.

  1. vlaha

    vlaha Respect. The. Hat.

    I picked this up for probably more than it's worth, but hey, it's got around 50 chop marks(happy)!:D
     

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  3. Ripley

    Ripley Senior Member

    Damn Asian vandals.
     
    Ripley, Aug 19, 2013
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  4. non_cents

    non_cents Well-Known Member

    To each their own, but I like to think of it in a different way...imagine how far around the world this coin has traveled!
     
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  5. medoraman

    medoraman Supporter! Supporter

    Surprised you found one still around. Those went to the smelters by the bagful in the late 70's.
     
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  6. vlaha

    vlaha Respect. The. Hat.

    I would not have bought this coin without the chop marks, as I strongly believe that it was cleaned. The black spots don't help either.
     
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  7. vlaha

    vlaha Respect. The. Hat.

    Ha ha. These are pretty common actually, I picked this up for a reasonable price.
     
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  8. Windchild

    Windchild Punic YN, Shahanshah

    Nice chop marked Pillar Dollar!


    Both are true :D

    They minted tons of these over the years, and many were melted
     
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  9. vlaha

    vlaha Respect. The. Hat.

    A bit like the Morgan dollars I'd say, except that they were used like Trade dollars.
     
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