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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ian, post: 33966, member: 283&quot;]At one stage I was interested in this due to having found a couple of chop marks on coins I had. It is a fascinating subject, andi ended up buying a boklet written by FM Rose entitled `Chopmarks&#039; printed in 2000 by Numismatics International, PO Box 670013, Dallas, Tx. The cost to me was $10 and I guess it&#039;s the most definitive piece of work on the subject of chopmarks around.</p><p><br /></p><p>The general rule of thumb seems to be that one or two chop marks on a coin is OK otherwise it is considered damage. I don&#039;t know if I can subscribe to that. I&#039;ve seen a chopmarked US trade dollar recently slabbed as MS65. To me THAT is a contradiction if ever there was, but some people obviously disagree.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the other hand i&#039;ve seen a M.Thereia Thaler which was chop marked in every possible available space...both sides! I missed the opportunity of buying it andhave regretted it ever since. It probably had nigh on every known chop mark on it <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>My advice would be to get a hold of a copy of FM Rose&#039;s booklet and take it from there.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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