Thanks for posting some great examples of chop marked trade dollars. Such interesting coins. Is that all there is (as the song goes)?
Nice gift and a good story. Really wonderful way to preserve those beautiful cons. And - and as to the original question - yeah, they're worth...
Well, I'll try to answer that. First of all, Trade Dollars were minted for and primarily used in international trade (although some did wind up...
Those are super! Thanks.
Here's mine. I know that the obverse chop mark means "work" and is pretty common. Haven't seen another matching the reverse chop mark - yet. This...
Pretty rare and interesting coin though. I wouldn't mind carrying it around in my pocket as a conversation piece! I have a couple of those sorts...
Yeah, a couple of times and I regretted it every time! Better to save, beg, borrow or sell something to buy a solid piece - at least that's the...
Wow, thanks. Really nice of you to take the time to check that out.
Interesting. It is a clean grade xf40 with chop mark designation (PCGS). It’s a recognized variety nowadays. Can error coins get clean grades...
(xf40) What do you think? [ATTACH]
One of my favorites, for sure! [ATTACH]
Seeking opinions on what the likely history of this coin is? It's certified AU58 PCGS. Dipped and re toned? original surfaces? Something in...
Surprising in a way, but the Philly 1840 quarter-eagle is supposedly scarce in any grade - PCGS estimates 80 pieces surviving (R 8.2 "extremely...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Oh, goody. I can finally play. Would any type I double eagle now be relevant?
The problem for me is that they are so expensive that even if I tried I would wind up with many low grade examples and that's just not so much...
Just for comparison - here's a PCGS AU 55 - also w CAC and similar level of abrasion. Certainly confirms the previous comments, but also confirms...
Thank you for the excellent answers!
This (love to get an older one, but $$$$): [ATTACH]
The 1874 CC double eagle - many if not most have really bad obverse strikes (there seems to be one variety that has a better strike). I picked...
From my research of the varieties seen in Heritiage sales for the last 15 years or so, there seem to have been two obverse and two reverse dies...
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