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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 1689870, member: 11521&quot;]I believe the chop marks were made in China by merchants, not in the US by the government. The chop marks allowed the merchant to see inside the coin and verify that it was 90% silver throughout (and not simply silver-plated base metal) and to indicate that the merchant had verified the coin&#039;s weight.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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