Newfoundland 5 Cent Coin... With Chop Marks?

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ZiggyZ Valued Member United States 162 Posts	Posted 03/11/2012 6:33 pm I found this in a tray of world silver at melt value. To me these look like chop marks, not random damage, but I've never seen them in person before so it's hard to say. Also, all the chop marked coins I've seen pictures of have been large coins meant to be used abroad. So my questions are 1. Are these in fact chop marks? 2. If so, are they commonly found on smaller denomination coins? Edited by ZiggyZ 03/11/2012 6:34 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Apollo Pillar of the Community Canada 1610 Posts	Posted 03/11/2012 6:40 pm Chop marks are most of the time Chinese characters (as a lot of trade was done there). First, these don't look like chop marks, looks like some kid was messing with around with a knife near his dad's collection. Second of all, I don't think Newfoundland was doing trade with any Asian countries. Report this Post to the Staff
ZiggyZ Valued Member United States 162 Posts	Posted 03/11/2012 7:27 pm I know they are usually Chinese symbols, and the marks are definitely symbols, not just random gouges. I can't get any closer photo, but the mark on the reverse looks like this The ones on the obverse are harder to make out, as they are overlapping. I have no idea how a Newfoundland coin would come to be spent in China though. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 03/11/2012 10:10 pm Not chop marks, unfortunately. PMD, probably deliberate fooling around by someone who didn't know. Report this Post to the Staff
nicwinner Valued Member Australia 262 Posts	Posted 03/11/2012 11:25 pm that's not chops . that's harmful scrapes :( Report this Post to the Staff
ZiggyZ Valued Member United States 162 Posts	Posted 03/12/2012 01:27 am Don't be too sad - after all it only cost me about $1. Thanks for all the responses! Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 03/12/2012 4:40 pm Hey! I am not too sad. I would buy it for a buck as well! Report this Post to the Staff
nicwinner Valued Member Australia 262 Posts	Posted 03/14/2012 01:26 am fair enough :) bullion price for a dollar Report this Post to the Staff
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