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<p>[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 3212689, member: 66"]This is true but coinage of less than dollar or crown size seldom traveled much in international trade so chop marks on lower denominations are much scarcer than on crown size coins. The Chinese wanted larger size coins and greater silver content. That is why they preferred the Spanish 8 reales and later Mexican version over the US dollar. US merchants often had to buy the Mexican coins at a premium for use in trade. (Hence the reason for the higher weight of the Trade dollar.) If the very small difference between those coins caused problems you can imagine the problems getting them to take half dollars.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 3212689, member: 66"]This is true but coinage of less than dollar or crown size seldom traveled much in international trade so chop marks on lower denominations are much scarcer than on crown size coins. The Chinese wanted larger size coins and greater silver content. That is why they preferred the Spanish 8 reales and later Mexican version over the US dollar. US merchants often had to buy the Mexican coins at a premium for use in trade. (Hence the reason for the higher weight of the Trade dollar.) If the very small difference between those coins caused problems you can imagine the problems getting them to take half dollars.[/QUOTE]
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