Let's see your newest acquisitions!

Doug knows everything, I'm sure he'll chime in eventually. :thumb:

 

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So does Larry. He has a few of these punch outs.

 

I'd like to do that to my 1895 Morgan AU Morgan Dollar!

 

These are nearly impossible to photograph with my equipment.

 

This should give you a good idea of the process.

http://wedighistory.blogspot.com/2012/01/pop-out-repousse-coins.html

 

Weird

 

I will bet your "weird" is supposed to look like this with the egret directly atop of his foot in stead of about to fall on his rear.

 

Thanks that was interesting!!

 

That is pretty cool

 

You are correct. They are made with a punch and die. Some have a really wild look. There are a few threads here about these but I can't seem to find them.

 

I cannot remember if I posted these two new Mel Wacks counterstrikes or not?

Whatever.

Both showed up in my eBay searches and both were bought and paid for without question.



The Kennedy didn't care for the counterstrike and decided to distort itself. Note the "out of round" above the "R" in Liberty.

Just a few more to complete this collection but I expect that it's still years away from completion as some of these just never show up!

 

Newest type coin arrived today.

 

I like the Mel Wacks counterstamps 19Lyds...Yeah, I like all counterstamps, but Wacks' are well done. I only have one myself but will probably pick up one here and there. Most of them show up on eBay pretty often. I believe he issued a total of 27, so if you have most of them you're doing well. Good luck on getting the rest.

Bruce

 

Thanks Bruce.

I still need these:

POPE JOHN PAUL II VISITS MEXICO JAN. 26-31, 1979 on Kennedy Half Dollar
ADV. IONNES PAVLVS P.M. USA OCT. 1-7, 1979 on Kennedy Half Dollar
Maria Teresa Taler - BICENTALER 1780-1980 on Teresa Taler
1980 CITIUS ALTIUS FORTIUS/1980 MOSCOW GAMES on East German 20 Mark Ernst Abbe
1980 GOLD MEDAL WINNERS ● USA HOCKEY TEAM on Eisenhower Dollar
1981 SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW 1981 on Eisenhower Dollar
1982 Pope John Paul II visits England on 1967 British Penny

Some of these will be very tough.

 

Couple new arrivals. Paid melt for both. Ridiculous.

 

I really really like that 3 mark. (How much you want for it?)

 

Book value for that mark is over $100