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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;wlwhittier, post: 26217397, member: 18320&quot;]Good day, mates!</p><p>This belongs to a friend who knows even less than I do about numismatics, but &quot;it was Dad&#039;s&quot; is all I have...he&#039;s 81, his pappy died ~30 years ago.</p><p>The coin is in reasonable condition to my eyes; that single chop-mark is why it&#039;s before this forum. A quick look says a simple arrow pointed right...but I&#039;m less sure about that assumption the more I look at it. The mark was deeply stamped, resulting in damage to the word FINE on the reverse, as well as a slight &#039;bubble&#039; at that spot. The obverse I <i>believe</i> shows a single stamp was used to make all 4 &#039;brushstrokes&#039; of that symbol at one blow, but I am not sure about that, either.</p><p>If it is <u>not</u> an arrow, then it seems likely the mark is an Asian character...which, singly or in groups or series, I think was pretty common on these as well as a variety of other roughly similar coins used as trade currency globally during that period.</p><p>Can anyone please help me to identify the mark, an&#039; its significance on this dollar? Your comments are all <i>most</i> welcome, including grading estimates...Thanks for lookin&#039;!</p><p>Edit: Weight is 27.3 grams; diameter is ~38mm.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1674308[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1674312[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1674313[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1674314[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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