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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ksparrow, post: 5243678, member: 7638&quot;]Well, I have to disagree with the first part of the post.&nbsp;&nbsp; Chopmarks show that the coin travelled to China on a sailing vessel, took part in commerce there, and then returned to the US. I think that is an interesting link to the past and Sino-US commerce.&nbsp; Some of the chopmarks have meaning and have been interpreted. Some like the cartouche chop on the 75-CC above are scarce.&nbsp; Chopmarked 1875-P trade dollars are so rare as to be absent from major collections. Chopmarks add another dimension to collecting and are a legitimate avenue for research.&nbsp; Absolutely not the same as taking a hammer and chisel to a coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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