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lambertiana New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 04/28/2022 11:52 am I have an 1802 Mo 8 Reales with two marks on the reverse that I assumed were chop marks, but I am not so sure now. One is a very small 0.5mm rectangle punched into the surface. The other is a round 1mm hole that on the surface looks punched because it has a slightly raised area round the rim, but on magnification with a loupe it appears to be gouged out. My question is if these are chop marks that would indicate circulation in China (or elsewhere in Asia) or if anything can be assumed about the circulation history of this coin based on these two marks. There are no other marks on the coin, obverse or reverse, and certainly none of what are normally considered Chinese chop marks. What is your opinion? Report this Post to the Staff

GMS5 Pillar of the Community Canada 1527 Posts	Posted 04/28/2022 12:16 pm Report this Post to the Staff
lambertiana New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 04/28/2022 1:14 pm I was afraid someone would ask for a picture. I'll put one up when I get home tonight. Report this Post to the Staff
lambertiana New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 04/28/2022 7:15 pm OK, here is the coin. The rectangle is above the column on the right, and the round mark is below the column on the left. Any info you can give me would be appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff
lambertiana New Member United States 10 Posts	Posted 04/28/2022 7:58 pm The reason I thought that these might be chop marks is because I have an 1880 Zs 8 reales that has a couple of the small round divots along with a number of Chinese character chops Report this Post to the Staff
wizened Valued Member United States 59 Posts	Posted 04/28/2022 10:56 pm those little marks may be nothing more than dings. if they are intentional I see them more as test marks to verify the silver is more than half a millimeter thick. You often see marks like that on Indian coins. Report this Post to the Staff
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