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<p>[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 303358, member: 6229"]There seems to be some confusion as to what<i> counterstamped</i>,<i> countermarked, overstruck</i> and <i>chop marked</i> mean in numismatics. I shall endeavor to clarify those terms.</p><p> </p><p><i>Overstruck</i> is when a previous coin is treated as though it was a <b>flan/blank/planchet</b>. </p><p> </p><p>When the Crusaders (1095 to 1295 AD) swept through Europe, they needed a way to finance their endeavor, pay their military leaders and create a monetary presence during, and after, each victory. They accomplished this by <i>overstriking</i> all coins in the newly taken territory with images of Christ and crosses (obverses, reverses and/or both sides). Here's an example courtesy of Coin Archives:</p><p> </p><p>This one is <font face="Arial">Overstruck on an Islamic Fals:</font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://imagedb.coinarchives.com/img/baldwin/052/01167q00.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://imagedb.coinarchives.com/img/baldwin/052/01167q00.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://imagedb.coinarchives.com/img/baldwin/052/01167q00.jpg</a></font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial">This next <i>overstrike </i>example is a French coin. The coin is a silver <b><i>Ecu</i></b> produced by the Reims Mint in 1693 featuring the "Sun King" (Louis XIV) It was <i>overstruck </i>on a <b><i>Ecu aux huit L </i></b>from the Paris Mint:</font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://imagedb.coinarchives.com/img/cng/076/enlarged/76001787.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://imagedb.coinarchives.com/img/cng/076/enlarged/76001787.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://imagedb.coinarchives.com/img/cng/076/enlarged/76001787.jpg</a></font></p><p> </p><p>The most famous and most valued <i>overstruck</i> coinis the 1804 United States of America Dollar struck on an 1857 Bern, Switzerland Shooting Thaler (image courtesy of Coin Facts):</p><p><b>NOTE: </b>This coin was struck clandestinely and later seized by the government. Read accompanying information.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.coinfacts.com/silver_dollars/1804_dollars/mint_1804_silver_dollar_class2.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinfacts.com/silver_dollars/1804_dollars/mint_1804_silver_dollar_class2.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinfacts.com/silver_dollars/1804_dollars/mint_1804_silver_dollar_class2.htm</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Not only were coins overstruck by the dies of other coins, but some coins were overstruck with token dies:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=433887&AucID=320&Lot=766" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=433887&AucID=320&Lot=766" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=433887&AucID=320&Lot=766</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=433890&AucID=320&Lot=769" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=433890&AucID=320&Lot=769" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=433890&AucID=320&Lot=769</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><i>Countermarked </i>and <i>counterstamped </i>are the same. One or two <i>marks/stamps</i> were hammered into the coin to change something about the coin, i.e. date, denomination, and/or issuer. This was practiced by many countries during times of coin shortages or other emergencies.</p><p>Probably the most well-known example of this is the Philippines Isabel II ("YII" ) <i>countermark</i> that was <i>stamped </i>on an 1834 Chilean Peso originally issued by the Republican Provisional Government at their Santiago Mint (image courtesy of Coin Archives):</p><p><a href="http://imagedb.coinarchives.com/img/bruun/774/image05281.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://imagedb.coinarchives.com/img/bruun/774/image05281.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://imagedb.coinarchives.com/img/bruun/774/image05281.jpg</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>And this next example is an English <i>countermark</i>. The original coin is a Spanish 1790 8 Reales struck at the Mexico City Mint bearing a portrait of the Spanish King, Charles IV. The oval stamp on the obverse changes the denomination of the coin to an English Dollar AND it transfers the sovereignty of the coin from Charles IV of Spain to George III of England. (image courtesy of Coin Archives):</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://imagedb.coinarchives.com/img/baldwin/stjames6/00274q00.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://imagedb.coinarchives.com/img/baldwin/stjames6/00274q00.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://imagedb.coinarchives.com/img/baldwin/stjames6/00274q00.jpg</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial">Brazil, in order to produce coinage during a time of high inflation, <i>countermarked/counterstamped </i>its own older coinage to half the denomination it previously was or twice what it was. . Here's four examples of those changes. images courtesy of Don's Coin Gallery:</font></p><p> </p><p><u><font face="Arial">Larger to smaller</font></u></p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc1/27-433_1&desc=Brazil%20km433.1%2020%20Reis%20(1835)%2020%20stamp%20on%2040%20Reis" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc1/27-433_1&desc=Brazil%20km433.1%2020%20Reis%20(1835)%2020%20stamp%20on%2040%20Reis" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc1/27-433_1&desc=Brazil%20km433.1%2020%20Reis%20(1835)%2020%20stamp%20on%2040%20Reis</a></font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img14/27-446&desc=Brazil%20km446%2040%20Reis%20(1835)%20Stamp%20on%2080%20Reis" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img14/27-446&desc=Brazil%20km446%2040%20Reis%20(1835)%20Stamp%20on%2080%20Reis" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img14/27-446&desc=Brazil km446 40 Reis (1835) Stamp on 80 Reis</a></font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc1/27-c396&desc=Ceara%20State%20km396%2010%20Reis%20(1833-1834)%20countermark%20on%2020%20Reis" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc1/27-c396&desc=Ceara%20State%20km396%2010%20Reis%20(1833-1834)%20countermark%20on%2020%20Reis" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc1/27-c396&desc=Ceara State km396 10 Reis (1833-1834) countermark on 20 Reis</a></font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><u>Smaller to larger</u></font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc1/27-291&desc=Brazil%20km291%2080%20Reis%20Shield%20Stamp%20on%2040%20Reis%20(1809" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc1/27-291&desc=Brazil%20km291%2080%20Reis%20Shield%20Stamp%20on%2040%20Reis%20(1809" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc1/27-291&desc=Brazil km291 80 Reis Shield Stamp on 40 Reis (1809</a></font><font face="Times New Roman">)</font></p><p><font face="Arial">Another South American country did the same thing: "Costa Rica."</font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/46-135&desc=Costa%20Rica%20km135%2050%20Centavos%20(1874-1886)%20counterstamped%20161" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/46-135&desc=Costa%20Rica%20km135%2050%20Centavos%20(1874-1886)%20counterstamped%20161" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/46-135&desc=Costa Rica km135 50 Centavos (1874-1886) counterstamped 161</a></font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/counntries/nmc1/46-157.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/counntries/nmc1/46-157.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/counntries/nmc1/46-157.jpg</a></font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/46-163&desc=Costa%20Rica%20km163%201%20Colon%20(1923)%20counterstamped%20124" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/46-163&desc=Costa%20Rica%20km163%201%20Colon%20(1923)%20counterstamped%20124" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/46-163&desc=Costa Rica km163 1 Colon (1923) counterstamped 124</a></font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial">Look what a Russian Mint did!</font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=343068&AucID=251&Lot=1007" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=343068&AucID=251&Lot=1007" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=343068&AucID=251&Lot=1007</a></font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=343069&AucID=251&Lot=1008" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=343069&AucID=251&Lot=1008" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=343069&AucID=251&Lot=1008</a></font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial">Here's a treat - Jamaica!</font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=205859&AucID=164&Lot=4649" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=205859&AucID=164&Lot=4649" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=205859&AucID=164&Lot=4649</a></font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=326193&AucID=237&Lot=5247" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=326193&AucID=237&Lot=5247" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=326193&AucID=237&Lot=5247</a></font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial">Tokens are involved in <b><i>overstriking </i></b>too:</font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=433939&Auc=320&Lot-818" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=433939&Auc=320&Lot-818" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=433939&Auc=320&Lot-818</a></font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=385130&AucID=288&Lot=1343" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=385130&AucID=288&Lot=1343" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=385130&AucID=288&Lot=1343</a></font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=385129&AucID=288&Lot=1342" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=385129&AucID=288&Lot=1342" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=385129&AucID=288&Lot=1342</a></font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial">This brings us to the term <i>Chop marked</i>. A <i>Chop mark </i>is a mark stamped or struck on a coin by a local Chinese merchant, banker, community leader or politician affirming the coin is genuine or, at least, is worth the denomination whether bronze Cash, copper Cent, silver Dollar, silver Yuan, silver Rupee, silver Tael or whatever the medal composition and/or denomination. The <i>Chop mark </i>doesn't change anything about the coin.</font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial">In 1949 one of the new entries placed in the Mirriam-Webster Dictionary was:</font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial">"chop mark <i>noun : </i>an indentation made on a coin to attest weight, silver content, or legality--<b>chop marked </b></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">––</font><font face="Times New Roman">\</font><font face="Arial">'chäp-,märkt\ <i>adjective</i></font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial">Here's some examples of Chinese <i>Chop Marks</i>:</font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><u>1860-O USA Liberty Seated Dollar</u></font></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.coinpage.com/large.php?tImageId=3111" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinpage.com/large.php?tImageId=3111" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinpage.com/large.php?tImageId=3111</a></font></p><p> </p><p><u><font face="Arial">1875-CC USA Trade Dollar (this one really traveled)</font></u></p><p> </p><p><u><font face="Arial">obverse</font></u></p><p> </p><p><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.coinpage.com/large.php?tImageId=5330" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinpage.com/large.php?tImageId=5330" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinpage.com/large.php?tImageId=5330</a></font></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><u><font face="Arial">reverse</font></u></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><u><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.coinpage.com/large.php?tImageId=5331" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinpage.com/large.php?tImageId=5331" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinpage.com/large.php?tImageId=5331</a></font></u></p><p> </p><p><u><font face="Arial">A Mexican 1778 8 Reales of Karl IV</font></u></p><p><a href="http://imagedb.coinarchives.com/img/meister/schnell07/01154q00.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://imagedb.coinarchives.com/img/meister/schnell07/01154q00.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://imagedb.coinarchives.com/img/meister/schnell07/01154q00.jpg</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><u>A 1898 Kiangnan Dollar</u></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://imagedb.coinarchives.com/img" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://imagedb.coinarchives.com/img" rel="nofollow">http://imagedb.coinarchives.com/img</a> spink/4026/image00451.jpg</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><u>1853 Formosa, China 1 Dollar</u></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://imagedb.coinarchives.com/img/spink/4002/image00534.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://imagedb.coinarchives.com/img/spink/4002/image00534.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://imagedb.coinarchives.com/img/spink/4002/image00534.jpg</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Here's an "icing on the cake" historical account of a <i>Chop mark's</i> identity on a Malaysia Tin Cash Coin/token minted in the State of Trengganu. Click the image to enlarge and the <i>Chop Mark </i>at the top of the obverse will become apparent:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.charm.ru/coins/misc/tecksoonkongsi.shtml" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.charm.ru/coins/misc/tecksoonkongsi.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.charm.ru/coins/misc/tecksoonkongsi.shtml</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Hope you enjoyed this trivia...</p><p> </p><p>Clinker[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 303358, member: 6229"]There seems to be some confusion as to what[I] counterstamped[/I],[I] countermarked, overstruck[/I] and [I]chop marked[/I] mean in numismatics. I shall endeavor to clarify those terms. [I]Overstruck[/I] is when a previous coin is treated as though it was a [B]flan/blank/planchet[/B]. When the Crusaders (1095 to 1295 AD) swept through Europe, they needed a way to finance their endeavor, pay their military leaders and create a monetary presence during, and after, each victory. They accomplished this by [I]overstriking[/I] all coins in the newly taken territory with images of Christ and crosses (obverses, reverses and/or both sides). Here's an example courtesy of Coin Archives: This one is [FONT=Arial]Overstruck on an Islamic Fals:[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][URL]http://imagedb.coinarchives.com/img/baldwin/052/01167q00.jpg[/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]This next [I]overstrike [/I]example is a French coin. The coin is a silver [B][I]Ecu[/I][/B] produced by the Reims Mint in 1693 featuring the "Sun King" (Louis XIV) It was [I]overstruck [/I]on a [B][I]Ecu aux huit L [/I][/B]from the Paris Mint:[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][URL]http://imagedb.coinarchives.com/img/cng/076/enlarged/76001787.jpg[/URL][/FONT] The most famous and most valued [I]overstruck[/I] coinis the 1804 United States of America Dollar struck on an 1857 Bern, Switzerland Shooting Thaler (image courtesy of Coin Facts): [B]NOTE: [/B]This coin was struck clandestinely and later seized by the government. Read accompanying information. [URL]http://www.coinfacts.com/silver_dollars/1804_dollars/mint_1804_silver_dollar_class2.htm[/URL] Not only were coins overstruck by the dies of other coins, but some coins were overstruck with token dies: [URL]http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=433887&AucID=320&Lot=766[/URL] [URL]http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=433890&AucID=320&Lot=769[/URL] [I]Countermarked [/I]and [I]counterstamped [/I]are the same. One or two [I]marks/stamps[/I] were hammered into the coin to change something about the coin, i.e. date, denomination, and/or issuer. This was practiced by many countries during times of coin shortages or other emergencies. Probably the most well-known example of this is the Philippines Isabel II ("YII" ) [I]countermark[/I] that was [I]stamped [/I]on an 1834 Chilean Peso originally issued by the Republican Provisional Government at their Santiago Mint (image courtesy of Coin Archives): [URL]http://imagedb.coinarchives.com/img/bruun/774/image05281.jpg[/URL] And this next example is an English [I]countermark[/I]. The original coin is a Spanish 1790 8 Reales struck at the Mexico City Mint bearing a portrait of the Spanish King, Charles IV. The oval stamp on the obverse changes the denomination of the coin to an English Dollar AND it transfers the sovereignty of the coin from Charles IV of Spain to George III of England. (image courtesy of Coin Archives): [URL]http://imagedb.coinarchives.com/img/baldwin/stjames6/00274q00.jpg[/URL] [FONT=Arial]Brazil, in order to produce coinage during a time of high inflation, [I]countermarked/counterstamped [/I]its own older coinage to half the denomination it previously was or twice what it was. . Here's four examples of those changes. images courtesy of Don's Coin Gallery:[/FONT] [U][FONT=Arial]Larger to smaller[/FONT][/U] [FONT=Arial][URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc1/27-433_1&desc=Brazil%20km433.1%2020%20Reis%20(1835)%2020%20stamp%20on%2040%20Reis"]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc1/27-433_1&desc=Brazil%20km433.1%2020%20Reis%20(1835)%2020%20stamp%20on%2040%20Reis[/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=img14/27-446&desc=Brazil%20km446%2040%20Reis%20(1835)%20Stamp%20on%2080%20Reis[/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc1/27-c396&desc=Ceara%20State%20km396%2010%20Reis%20(1833-1834)%20countermark%20on%2020%20Reis[/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][U]Smaller to larger[/U][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc1/27-291&desc=Brazil%20km291%2080%20Reis%20Shield%20Stamp%20on%2040%20Reis%20(1809[/URL][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman])[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Another South American country did the same thing: "Costa Rica."[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/46-135&desc=Costa%20Rica%20km135%2050%20Centavos%20(1874-1886)%20counterstamped%20161[/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/counntries/nmc1/46-157.jpg[/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][URL]http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coin.php?image=nmc2/46-163&desc=Costa%20Rica%20km163%201%20Colon%20(1923)%20counterstamped%20124[/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Look what a Russian Mint did![/FONT] [FONT=Arial][URL]http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=343068&AucID=251&Lot=1007[/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][URL]http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=343069&AucID=251&Lot=1008[/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Here's a treat - Jamaica![/FONT] [FONT=Arial][URL]http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=205859&AucID=164&Lot=4649[/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][URL]http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=326193&AucID=237&Lot=5247[/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Tokens are involved in [B][I]overstriking [/I][/B]too:[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][URL]http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=433939&Auc=320&Lot-818[/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][URL]http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=385130&AucID=288&Lot=1343[/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][URL]http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=385129&AucID=288&Lot=1342[/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]This brings us to the term [I]Chop marked[/I]. A [I]Chop mark [/I]is a mark stamped or struck on a coin by a local Chinese merchant, banker, community leader or politician affirming the coin is genuine or, at least, is worth the denomination whether bronze Cash, copper Cent, silver Dollar, silver Yuan, silver Rupee, silver Tael or whatever the medal composition and/or denomination. The [I]Chop mark [/I]doesn't change anything about the coin.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]In 1949 one of the new entries placed in the Mirriam-Webster Dictionary was:[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]"chop mark [I]noun : [/I]an indentation made on a coin to attest weight, silver content, or legality--[B]chop marked [/B][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]––[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman]\[/FONT][FONT=Arial]'chäp-,märkt\ [I]adjective[/I][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Here's some examples of Chinese [I]Chop Marks[/I]:[/FONT] [FONT=Arial][U]1860-O USA Liberty Seated Dollar[/U][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][URL]http://www.coinpage.com/large.php?tImageId=3111[/URL][/FONT] [U][FONT=Arial]1875-CC USA Trade Dollar (this one really traveled)[/FONT][/U] [U][FONT=Arial]obverse[/FONT][/U] [FONT=Arial][URL]http://www.coinpage.com/large.php?tImageId=5330[/URL][/FONT] [U][FONT=Arial]reverse[/FONT][/U] [U][FONT=Arial][URL]http://www.coinpage.com/large.php?tImageId=5331[/URL][/FONT][/U] [U][FONT=Arial]A Mexican 1778 8 Reales of Karl IV[/FONT][/U] [URL]http://imagedb.coinarchives.com/img/meister/schnell07/01154q00.jpg[/URL] [U]A 1898 Kiangnan Dollar[/U] [URL]http://imagedb.coinarchives.com/img[/URL] spink/4026/image00451.jpg [U]1853 Formosa, China 1 Dollar[/U] [URL]http://imagedb.coinarchives.com/img/spink/4002/image00534.jpg[/URL] Here's an "icing on the cake" historical account of a [I]Chop mark's[/I] identity on a Malaysia Tin Cash Coin/token minted in the State of Trengganu. Click the image to enlarge and the [I]Chop Mark [/I]at the top of the obverse will become apparent: [URL]http://www.charm.ru/coins/misc/tecksoonkongsi.shtml[/URL] Hope you enjoyed this trivia... Clinker[/QUOTE]
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