Hello, I dug this coin close to a very old Tavern called the Blue Anchor located in Winslow NJ. There are references that state that the land was cleared in mid 1720s. The coin was found in what I believe to be a lumberjack encampment in the vast field. Nine coins in total, all from the 1720s except for this coin. I have contacted curators and such with no progress, most of them left me scratching my head. I realize there is no counter mark that matches his many listed silver marks but that makes sense to me that he would have a die specifically made for this purpose. Would look forward to any light you or anyone could shed on this counter stamped coin.
Fantastic! I recommend you also try posting this on the World Coins forum too, where it may get more eyes. It's likely to get fewer page views in the Gallery. The counterstamp is fascinating, but I'm clueless. But do remember that when they used Latin contexts in that period, "I" and "J" were mostly interchangeable, so that's just as likely to mean "JC" as it does "IC".
Thank You, Very possible it could be either. The crown that Coney used on one of his maker marks was over the initials and in all cases of his marks the I was used for the J. Still trying to get info on who exactly was used to clear the land and where they arrived from to New Jersey. All the other coins were Hibernias.
