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By coincidence, yet another 1863 Go "Cap & Rays" 8 reales with a relief chop at 12 o'clock. However, none of the Chinese speakers I consult with recognize this as any translatable kanji character. The eagle side is not shown as it is unmarked (and therefore unremarkable).  Colligo ergo sum
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05/04/2015 8:13 pm
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1888 Zs (Zacatecas) 8 reales -   The kanji character on the reverse translates as "sky" -  Colligo ergo sum
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1877-S Trade Dollar She is very nice!  Looks like someone tried to chop her arm off.  |
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Here's one I bought just today. It's particularly interesting for having a swastika plus three relief chops.   One incuse chop translates as "small" -  One of the relief chops stands for "east" -  Another of the incuse chops means "sky" -  The native speaker of Chinese to whom I showed this coin didn't recognize either of the other relief chops -   Colligo ergo sum
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Swastika is luck but you probably already know that.
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Swastika is luck but you probably already know that. In Chinese culture, besides "auspiciousness" or "good fortune" it has alternative meanings as well. It is associated with the number 10,000, can be taken in a religious sense as signifying the myriad of all things (what we in the west might simply call the "universe"), and in some contexts, is identified as representing the sun. So it's really hard to say what the merchant who applied this symbol to a coin specifically had in mind. Colligo ergo sum
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07/30/2016 3:21 pm
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Yet another "Cap & Rays" 8 reales, an 1862/1 Zs (Zacatecas). I'm not sure if the relief chop above the eagle's tail is a decipherable character or merely an abstract symbol.   Colligo ergo sum
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05/11/2017 5:50 pm
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(1890-08) (Silver) $1 China-Kwangtung Chopmarked ANACS VF 30 Details   |
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1886A French Indochina 1P NGC VF Details Chopmarked   Edited by casualcoincollector
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1903-S (Silver) Peso U.S. Philippines PCGS Genuine Chop Mark - VF Details   |
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(1621-67) (Silver) 8R Mexico Chopmark Calico-T94 PCGS Genuine Chopmark - XF Details   |
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1868-69 2BU Japan Matsuhito Era Base Gold C-21d Chopmarked ANACS AU 53 Details   |
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