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Would this Seleucid coin be counterstamped or chopmarked ? Can you tell, please..

 

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Chopmarks are Chinese. I'd venture to guess that coin has not been to China.

Hopefully...

 

Viaha..
I mean could it be counter stamped , for instance. Or maybe it's an ordinary ancient coin. Anyway, they couldn't identify the reverse of this Seleucid coin. Would you?
Charles

 

Regarding the HUNT & MOORE c/s's .... The Massachusetts Register for 1867 lists a "Hunt & Moore" country store in Lynnfield Centre. I'm inclined to suspect that this is a more likely issuer for these pieces. Might it be that this partnership later relocated to Kansas?

 

I agree ExoMan, it is a more likely issuer than the Burton, KS store. I hadn't come across the Lynnfield Centre store in my research previously. I'll look into it further and see if I can find anything more on them. If I do, I'll post it here. Thanks!

Bruce

 

GRAFFORT HOUSE / DUBUQUE' IO (Iowa)

Brunk (# B-436) and Rulau listed this counterstamp on an 1835 quarter. This is the only other example, issued by this merchant, of which I'm aware; this, also stamped on a quarter. The hole suggests to me that this coin may have once been used as a tag; perhaps, attached to a room key?

The 1835 quarter, pictured in Brunk's book, is unholed. The counterstamp on that quarter was likewise applied to the coin's obverse. On both quarters, some degree of care was taken to apply the counterstamp in a similar fashion, somewhat centered, above the date.

John D.Graffort opened the Graffort House in 1858. Located at Third and Bluff Streets, it was a five story, masonry building that boasted a saloon and a barber shop. Brunk cites a newspaper account which describes the business as an "elegant Hotel."

While there's a possibility that these quarters were stamped after the business was rebuilt, it's far more likely that the stamping was applied prior to the Civil War. The discovery of more pieces will perhaps prove telling.

 

Nice stamp ExoMan! I never had the pleasure of examining one in hand or through access to a decent photo. Thanks for posting it.

Bruce

 

Hi, Bruce. I've appreciated a good many of your posts as well. I've been collecting counterstamps for over a quarter century now. Like you, I appreciate how they virtually talk to us, telling us all sorts of things about their host coin's travels, history and such. I'll endeavor to share some more pics and info as time passes.

 

Looking forward to seeing them ExoMan. BTW, I like your Flanigan's avatar. I have an example in my collection too...one of my favorite counterstamps.

Bruce

 

The counterstamp on the Mexican coin is interesting jlblonde. Is there any stamps on the reverse of the coin? Is the coin with the "UVF" stamp the same one you posted some time ago?

Bruce

 

this thing is kind of a counter stamped mess



spain
1636
philip iv
6 maravedis
counterstamps on 2 maravedis of philip ii
counterstamps: VI under dot, 1636, IIII over B
22x25 mm
4.1g


much of my attribution is guess work, if any of you guys know any different, please let me know.

 

I have another Flanagan c/s, also on a 2 reale piece. These "classic" pictorials are great. I have a few of Flanagan's tokens, too; what I refer to as go-alongs. I'm constantly seeking silver spoons bearing hallmarks that match those on c/s'd coins I've acquired. More go-alongs. The hunt, connecting the dots, too, is fun for me ... Our numbers as such seem to be growing, slowly but surely, methinks. I gauge this by the bidding competition and that at shows, too.

 

=> wow ... hey brother chrsmat, is that a "new" coin (ummm, or a new addition to your collection?) ...

=> zoinks, that baby is fricken awesome!!



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thanks steve,yeah, pretty recent. i been wanting one of those ugly counter stamped cobs for quite a while, but wanted one with a pretty clear date.

you should effeminately get one!

 

My counterstamp is also on a 2-Reales (1792). I do the same thing as you do and collect "go-alongs" but I call them companion pieces. I have a Flanagan CWT...PA750J-1A1...to go with the counterstamp.

I've been noticing the same as you the last year or so about C/S prices at auction. It's getting more difficult to win examples than it used to. I've made strong bids on a number of pieces lately and haven't won them...something that rarely happened in the past. Even some of the generics like initials-only pieces are getting more money than before. Good and bad I suppose. Harder for us to acquire new ones, but good for our niche of the hobby.

Bruce