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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Randy Abercrombie, post: 3039267, member: 92655&quot;]i am a guy far more drawn to the history that lives in his coins than I am the grade/quality. I have trade dollars with chop marks and just purchased a cool piece from a member here with chop marks. For me they add a new level of historical wonder to the piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>Question is this. A chop mark confirmed to various merchants of the day that the piece was verified for weight and purity..... A chop mark is basically a punch to my eyes. How was purity verified unless a small portion of the piece was sacrificed for testing? Did the punch process remove a small portion of the coin?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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