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Some of the most fascinating coins on the collectors’ market are those that provide a true window into history, and there’s no coin of which this is more true than the “chop marked” pieces that emerged from trade between the West and the Far East. Western silver coins were approved for circulation in China starting in the late 18th century, and as they changed hands, a succession of merchants and bankers punched holes or embedded characters on them to confirm their authenticity and their silver content. Today, such “chop marks” mean much more than just a “damaged” coin: they are records of an extraordinary journey hundreds of years long that a coin took to enter your collection. You can own just such a piece of history with an 8 Reales Spanish Empire Silver Bust Type Coin from JM Bullion.
Coin Highlights:
The Spanish dollar is one of history’s most influential currencies. Arguably the first standardized international currency of the modern age, it provided the basic model from which the American dollar and a number of currencies throughout Europe, Asia and the Americas were created. When it comes to trade dollars carrying chop marks, some of the oldest and most extraordinary specimens are Spanish dollars from the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
The 8 Reales Spanish Empire Silver Bust Type Coin on offer from JM Bullion comes with a range of dates across just over a half-century, but even the most recent of these coins has still journeyed across almost two centuries to reach the modern collector. It ships fully insured in a protective plastic flip-cap container.
These coins feature the classic Spanish “pieces of eight” design, with the bust of a monarch — typically the great King Charles V, though this isn’t guaranteed — on the obverse side, and a Spanish “pillars and shield crowned” coat of arms on the reverse. Having circulated for centuries, you can expect these coins to be extensively worn and chop marked, but with these kinds of trade dollars those traces of history are a feature, not a defect.
For more information about silver coins for sale, contact JM Bullion. Call us today at 800-276-6508, chat live online with one of our team members, or send us an e-mail inquiry.
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Some of the most fascinating coins on the collectors’ market are those that provide a true window into history, and there’s no coin of which this is more true than the “chop marked” pieces that emerged from trade between the West and the Far East. Western silver coins were approved for circulation in China starting in the late 18th century, and as they changed hands, a succession of merchants and bankers punched holes or embedded characters on them to confirm their authenticity and their silver content. Today, such “chop marks” mean much more than just a “damaged” coin: they are records of an extraordinary journey hundreds of years long that a coin took to enter your collection. You can own just such a piece of history with an 8 Reales Spanish Empire Silver Bust Type Coin from JM Bullion.
Coin Highlights:
The Spanish dollar is one of history’s most influential currencies. Arguably the first standardized international currency of the modern age, it provided the basic model from which the American dollar and a number of currencies throughout Europe, Asia and the Americas were created. When it comes to trade dollars carrying chop marks, some of the oldest and most extraordinary specimens are Spanish dollars from the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
The 8 Reales Spanish Empire Silver Bust Type Coin on offer from JM Bullion comes with a range of dates across just over a half-century, but even the most recent of these coins has still journeyed across almost two centuries to reach the modern collector. It ships fully insured in a protective plastic flip-cap container.
These coins feature the classic Spanish “pieces of eight” design, with the bust of a monarch — typically the great King Charles V, though this isn’t guaranteed — on the obverse side, and a Spanish “pillars and shield crowned” coat of arms on the reverse. Having circulated for centuries, you can expect these coins to be extensively worn and chop marked, but with these kinds of trade dollars those traces of history are a feature, not a defect.
For more information about silver coins for sale, contact JM Bullion. Call us today at 800-276-6508, chat live online with one of our team members, or send us an e-mail inquiry.
