What book did you get tgaw? Was it Russ Rulau's U.S. token book? Bruce
Sorry I can't help you with your counterstamp Swervo, my main focus is on U.S. stamps. I have a nice collection of Irish political stamps but...
You're right tgaw a lot of them were done for advertising purposes. As a matter of fact Greg Brunk calls them "Advertising on the World's Smallest...
Actually the 2003 edition is an updated combination of two previous books Brunk published American and Canadian Countermarked Coins and Merchant...
Basically that's the case Swervo. I don't know of any websites dedicated to counterstamps per se , but the "bible" for these pieces is Greg...
Generally, to a counterstamp collector like myself the stamp is of more importance than the coin it's stamped on. While the type of coin can add...
Thanks for the link Joseph. Bruce
The design is appealing fretboard and the Bashlow "story" is interesting, but I probably wouldn't buy it. Not really my field of interest. Bruce
I know what you mean mrweaseluv. The history involved in the coins, tokens or whatever we collect is very important to me and really brings a new...
Possibly MS-63 but I'll stick with a 62. Beautiful coin though for sure. Bruce
I like your coin much better Ripley. Man, that guy is looking for some big bucks for his amateurish potty "quarter". Bruce
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I know Ken...always watching my back so you can't sneak up on me.:) Bruce
Your coin won't be a hard sell to a counterstamp collector Matt, but what it would bring is anybodies guess. Conder is right about a rare variety...
Good to have you here stljunque. I had a pretty decent Isabella Quarter in a collection I sold 4 or 5 years ago. It had strong AU details but...
Thanks for the great story scottishmoney. I also have a soft spot for CWTs and the even rarer sutler tokens of the Civil War....
Great counterstamp Matt. Good clean strikes like this one always show well on a nice silver coin and are classics in their own right. Bruce
You have some nice pieces there Ripley. Congratulations. Bruce
[ATTACH][ATTACH] Here's a token I picked up several years ago from Donn Moody a Dover, OH. collector. The name J. Green counterstamped on a Ginger...
It does look like a pocket piece to me too...but carried around for a long while. Very interesting. Bruce
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