Each chop mark on this old silver coin represents an exchange of goods or services transacted by private parties in China and God only knows where else before China.
There are publications regarding what marks representing some known business entities; the small mark were usually independent third party testers, the large chops are often of large business interests, and I can only guess the large incuse chops MAY represent government offices of the Qing empire"
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Wow! Just...wow. There are layers upon layers to coin collecting that I never dreamed of!
Prices for these historical coins are not for the faint of heart, a coin I've only dreamed of owning until Christmas 2023.
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