The only Elwin I can find is the one you mention, jester. The only documented W.S. Elwin example is on an 1864 2-Cent piece, so fits the time...
I went to the Garden State Numismatic Association annual show yesterday with some guys from my coin club. It's a state wide show, so has a decent...
That's interesting that you were able to find out things about Dilday, lordmarcovan. When researching counterstamps, I always thought that a...
That's a nice token, jester. I always liked the error pieces, and had some really nice ones when I collected CWTs years ago. I had three or four...
That's a great Half Dollar, Bill. The shipwreck designation makes it even better. Thanks for the pic. Bruce
That's really interesting, H8. Apparently, the cent is mounted on either a silver round or an old coin that's been planed off. The style of the...
All good stuff, Bill. I saw some of these on eBay, but only bid on a couple. I liked the Baquie stamp...you don't see many from New Orleans...and...
These old French coins were heavily counterstamped, especially by English merchants in the later years of the 19th century. It was illegal to...
This is the latest addition to my Irish political counterstamp collection. I bought it from a guy in Ballymena, N. Ireland a few weeks ago. He...
I agree, the counterstamp is more recent than the coin. I'm thinking 1860-1870 or so. It may have been filled with paint to allow the stamp to...
Not a Large Cent expert, AkFlip, but I think this is a common one. It's in really bad shape too, so the counterstamp actually increases the value....
I'm a day younger than dirt, Greenie, so I do remember him. <lol> Bruce
That's a nice counterstamp, AkFlip. It was issued by either Samuel Simpson, or his son Samuel L, both blacksmiths in Easton, Mass. The father was...
Always keep my eye open for Mildenhall stuff when I go to shows, Jack. I check Cunningham, and others who have military exonumia. Found a new one...
Thanks, Jack.
I did write an article for TAMS about two years ago or so. It's the story about 30 coins I got from my friend in Belfast 5 or 6 years ago that I...
Thanks, Jack. I've been keeping a census of these coins for some time, and have documented over 700 examples from all involved in the war. So far...
Several months ago I became acquainted with a serious metal detectorist who lives in the UK. He's dug thousands of coins over the years, including...
Would this happen to be the base you're stationed at now, Jack? Looking forward to you're write-ups on this one and the others. Bruce
That's a beautiful medal, alurid. Are there any edge markings, if it's plain, or does it have a reeded edge? Bruce
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