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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hookman, post: 4161256, member: 99642&quot;]Hey guys, since none of us were there, and none of us ever used these coins then, and none of us ever put a chop mark like this on anything, can we really make such suppositions as these?&nbsp; Can we really say now, what the people back then would have, or should have done?&nbsp; We can certainly suggest what they <b><i>could</i></b> have done, but that really means nothing.</p><p>There are several other members who are much, much better with these coins than any of us. I personally am looking forward to hearing from the guys with more expertise. Especially since I know they have more expertise than I do.&nbsp; I would be willing to say that one of the possible reasons this Spanish 8Reales coin has more chop marks on it than most other trade dollars is because the Spanish coins were used in commerce, the world over, far earlier than any other trade dollar and for much, much longer. In fact, the Spanish 8Reales coin was the <i><b>preferred</b></i> trade dollar in the Orient.</p><p><br /></p><p>Let&#039;s ask again :</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=8959]@Eduard[/USER]</p><p>[USER=71642]@Stork[/USER] </p><p>[USER=25270]@Hiddendragon[/USER]</p><p>[USER=40017]@PaddyB[/USER]</p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone know anyone else who is good with Spanish milled dollars and/or with Oriental chop marks?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m ready to put this one to bed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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