That's really an impressive coin, Paddy. I can't imagine carrying many of those around in the day as "pocket change". I did a quick search for...
Better keep your Morgans in your pocket, John. Forum rules frown on anything being flashed or whipped out.:eek: Bruce
I always liked apothecary weights, Circus, but like a lot of other issues, I don't have any. Do you know what the "M" in the diamond shape means?...
"IPLO" stands for the Irish Peoples Liberation Organisation. It was a very violent Nationalist paramilitary founded in Northern Ireland in 1986....
Great piece, great story, Bill. I don't think the condition is particularly important, as it may be the only example extant...maybe the only one...
That "P / 192" stamp is likely an inspector's stamp. Since the coin is dated 1942, it may be from a worker in a factory producing goods for the...
Counterstamp collectors aren't common, Joe, but there are some highly motivated people with an interest in them. Any other questions you might...
I just posted some comments about this coin in your old 2017 thread titled PMD? I thought it was the best place to post them. Bruce
I know this thread is a bit old, but I just came across it after seeing your post in the new thread about damaged coins, jafo50. I believe...
I believe this 1863 McClellan Civil War Token was used by a Union soldier as a dog tag during the war. The counterstamping reads "C. Cate / A 12...
Probably just a personal stamp, Gavensnana. It could be advertising a business, but some of the stamp seems to be off the edge of the coin, unless...
These counterstamps on the Victoria Penny show Irish loyality to the Crown. The heart is obvious, but the hand not so much. It's a representation...
But 10 is such a pretty, even number, dwdiz. You'll be buying at least one more, I know it. lol! Cheers, Bruce
It's a counterstamp like Pickin and Grinin says, King George. I don't know what it means, if anything. The stamp is much newer than the coin, but...
Very nice, Eduard. The stories it could tell. Bruce
No, because the Chinese merchants were private entities, not government entities. Maybe we should just call them "little squiggly things" and be...
A countermark is something struck on a coin by a governmental entity for any number of reasons...change of value, to authenticate usage in a...
Thanks for the heads up, Paddy. Although I have an extensive collection of Irish and UK counterstamps, my main interest is in U.S. issues...mostly...
Technically, they're countermarks / counterstamps, but chopmarks are a speciality in their own right. I collect counterstamps, but not chopmarks....
No, I wasn't a member, Dave. If I can find my example, I'll take a pic and post it. Bruce
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