Coins with overstrikes / counter stamps thread

Post 'em if you got 'em . . . .

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Might need to include the "Quarter Notes" counter stamped Statehood
quarters that were discussed on one of @lordmarcovan contest giveaways.

 

My weird Kennedy..

Repousse Style
Pop-out coins are fabricated from many different coin denominations and compositions, including gold. ... Repoussé coins are made by exerting extreme pressure on dies like these to emboss a design into a finished coin.

 

Over struck by a train

 

Brazil, KM #444.1 . 40 Countermarked over 80 Reis.

 

A point of order for any Newbie's and others that may read this thread.

Overstrike: A coin struck upon the flan of an existing coin instead of on a blank is said to be Overstruck.

Countermark: A sign or device, such as a lettering, numerals, etc, stamped onto a coin subsequent to its issue, whereby a fresh or further guarantee is given to the coin, or the value of the coin is changed, or the coin is rendered current in another country from that in which it was issued.

From Coin Dictionary and Guide. By C.C. Chamberlain and Fred Reinfeld. 1960.

 

Of course, post 'em up. Quarter Notes pieces definitely qualify.

I would post one if I had one.

Z

 

That is a fairly rare Mel Wacks piece. Here is another more commonly seen piece of his.

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And here is an overstrike piece. The host flan is an 1881-S Morgan Dollar.

If you zoom in, you can see the ghosting of the host coin beneath.

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I made this one myself with some counterstamp punches with letters and numbers I found in my uncle's tool shed in Puerto Rico.
PR for Puerto Rico and it also stands for both of my family surnames.. P for Padilla and R for Rodriquez

 

That is just too cool .