CHOP OR NOT CHOP Trade dollars

Since my first coins were stolen years ago, I have finally got back into collecting in 2015. I prefer all my coins now to be NGC or PCGS. Thinking back I still wonder if I could gotten them back if they were Certified as today's are. Anyway Have A Quick Question for the Group. I am Shopping for an Trade Dollar xf to ms. Do you prefer A Trade Dollar with CHOP MARKS or without and why. Thank You

 

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Can it be both? I love the history of a chop marked trade dollar as each chop represents something. However, it is also damage. When I get enough money, I will purchase an XF+ non chop marked one, but this is the one I have for now.

 

Quite a personal preference in either case. Some prefer them and others do not. I do not collect them myself but chop marks can tell quite a bit about their history and where they might have travelled.

 

Both.

 

I'm sorry to hear of the theft, but please don't place much weight into the idea that certification greatly increases the chance of reacquiring stolen coins. This isn't to say that it cannot or has not helped in some cases, but it's nowhere near a guarantee.

That said, I prefer no chopmarks.

 

I don't like chop marks.

Piece of advice: Buy a trade dollar that is slabbed, for sure. This issue is littered with counterfeits.

 

I'm not a fan of the Trade Dollar either, personal opinion but the design does nothing for me.... With that said I enjoy seeing a chop marked Dollar, the history behind each chop mark could have you occupied for hours, but it all comes down to personal preference.

 

I kind of like the "toilet" dollars

 

I see coins as history, each individual coin tells a story. I think a few chops add interest to a coin. But ideally I would look for one that doesn't just look all beat up on the devices. JMHO.

 

potty dollars

 

Yup.

A chopped, a BU and a potty.

Only have ever owned one potty dollar ever.

 

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Edited: okay, thanks Google for clarifying...

 

Personal preference.
In my case I preferred NOT chopped.
Mine is a 1877-S PCGS AU-55.

 

First, it depends on the number and location of the chops + interesting shapes. In high grades, AU-Unc I like not chopped. Lower than AU chopped.

I have an S/CC in XF-AU with 2 small chops and I'm glad they are on it! I also have a BU (63-64) common date with one small chop and I'm glad it is there. Chops add to the coin's story.

If you collect chops (someone is working on a book), more is better as the under coin is not important.

 

Anyone hear of a "Butherchop" trade dollar?

 

Anyone hear of a "Butherchop" trade dollar?

It's a beautiful, lustrous, white specimen BUT for HER CHOP!