1809 Capped Bust Half Dollar With Chinese Chop Marks PCGS Genuine - XF Details, 98-Damage

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CCFPress Press Manager United States 1420 Posts	Posted 04/24/2026 11:01 am PCGS - For many chop-marked coin collectors, perfection isn't the goal—history is. This 1809 Capped Bust half dollar bears Chinese chop marks, proving its silver content was tested and accepted for trade. The issue rarely made it to China, but this one did, and it stuns. Graded PCGS Genuine - XF Details (98 - Damage), it tells a story far beyond its surface. Check out Copmarked Coins on ebay Check out Copmarked Coins on ebay Check out Books on Chopmarks on Amazon Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 04/24/2026 11:19 am I have never been a chop mark fan, but this one looks pretty cool. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94584 Posts	Posted 04/24/2026 3:20 pm I'm not much a fan either of these damaged coins. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73559 Posts	Posted 04/24/2026 4:32 pm Never been a fan of these, but to each their own. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15381 Posts	Posted 04/24/2026 4:33 pm I think it brings a cool history, for which I can appreciate. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
Vector Ze Valued Member United States 450 Posts	Posted 04/24/2026 4:50 pm Not a fan, either. So a few hundred years ago somebody 'took it out on' a coin. Today it is PMD. Kinda sad really, but different strokes and so on. Report this Post to the Staff
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