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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 11-05-2009, 08:11 AM   #1 (permalink) ColinG Junior Member   Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Taipei, Taiwan Posts: 16 Anyone seen this counterstamp before? I specialize in chopmarked coins but I've never seen this before. Has anyone else? Attached Thumbnails       11-06-2009, 10:21 AM   #2 (permalink) Treashunt The Other Frank     Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New York Posts: 16,658 never seen it, but I like it. __________________ The Other Frank "Buy The Book Before The Coin!" http://www.whitmanbooks.com/Default....wUpcoming_1208   11-06-2009, 04:23 PM   #3 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 23,503 In looking through all the books I have I cannot find it. But numerical countermarks were somewhat common usually used to denote the local currency value on a foriegn coin. In Central and South America there were a great many different numerical countermarks. They changed as often as the govt. did, and that was a lot. __________________ knowledge ..... share it   11-06-2009, 05:16 PM   #4 (permalink) willieboyd2 First Class User     Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: California Posts: 532 Here is the Ebay listing for the coin: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=270474431815 (Item 270474431815) A very rare example of my own collection.I believe this one is from Luzon Island or other South Asian countries".13" is not a good number in China and Westen countries,so in China,we have no "13"chopmarks known.The well known is 8,and then,11 & 5.I prefer this one is a counterstamp,but I have no idea about where it used. Seller is located in Shanghai, China. That should tell us something. __________________ Check out my website at: http://www.brianrxm.com Roman Coins, Mexican Coins, Favorite Coins, Movie Coins The San Francisco Mint 1949 Mexico Peso Restrike   11-06-2009, 05:21 PM   #5 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 23,503 You could easy be right __________________ knowledge ..... share it   11-07-2009, 04:34 PM   #6 (permalink) Ripley Senior Member     Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: California Posts: 770 My Mood: Blog Entries: 1 Who ever put the chop mark on had a very heavy hand. Traci __________________ And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse: and He that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.   11-07-2009, 10:40 PM   #7 (permalink) ColinG Junior Member   Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Taipei, Taiwan Posts: 16 Yes, I've been in contact with the seller having purchased some of his other chopmarked coins, but he too is in the dark over this counterstamp.   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. « 1859 Zurich Shooting Taler - PCGS MS-64 | How many Ancient collectors are on CT? » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Rate This Thread: 5 : Excellent 4 : Good 3 : Average 2 : Bad 1 : Terrible Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules Similar Threads Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post Great Britain 2 Shillings 1859 (CounterStamped) C D Milliken dctjr80 What's it Worth 6 07-03-2009 11:04 PM KIMB”A” & O.D. counterstamp? Collect89 Coin Chat 5 01-16-2009 09:53 PM 1853 Large Cent Counterstamp stevendaniels US Coins Forum 2 05-10-2008 06:26 PM Anyone every see anything like this? flyers10 US Coins Forum 10 12-13-2005 11:26 PM LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

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