And I have taken the first small steps in my collection of Trade Dollars

Friends, I have just received the pictures of my latest submissions to NGC and I would like you to see the Beautiful Straits Settlement Dollar. Per the Encyclopedia Britannica, The Straits Settlements were a former British crown colony on the Strait of Malacca, consisting of Penang, Singapore, Malacca, and Labuan. As you may already know, most of my Trade Dollars, including my U.S. Trade Dollar have chop marks. The chop mark on this Trade Dollar appears on the reverse but more often than not, the chop marks are applied to the obverse. This particular piece was graded VF Details due to the chop mark. Please enjoy.

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