Man that's a beautiful finish to the medal yarm. I never heard of frosted silver, but it sure is a nice look. Great pickup! Bruce
Love your 1795 Flowing Hair Eduard. Classic early U.S. silver. Bruce
Nice high relief medals Working Man. Thanks for showing them. Bruce
[ATTACH] Even though this counterstamp is on an 1861 English Penny it's actually a modern issue c 1982 / 1991. The sharpness and style of the...
Collector, not an investor. Love the history surrounding what I collect which is probably why I enjoy collecting and researching counterstamped...
Yeah, I do too. The problem is that everything looks like a double die. I take 'em home and the next morning they're just road kill ugly. Oh well,...
Nice token longnine. I think I have an example in my collection but I'm not sure. I'll have to take a look around tomorrow and see if I can scare...
The "copy" doesn't distract too much longnine but it sure is obvious to anyone whose even half paying attention. That's not a criticism...
Ken didn't take any chances with this one longnine. Look at the size of "copy". Nice token for sure. Bruce
It is tough sometimes to track down people from so long ago, but I wouldn't be surprised if you found the identity of Mr. Loveless Amanda....
The initials are for the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway like bdunnse says Amanda. Although it's roots go back to 1833 when it was called...
Haven't heard from you lately Jeff. Just wondering if you ever got to stamp any coins with your "Boston" stamp. Looking forward to getting a copy....
This thread is a lot of fun Ken...something like the Pillsbury dough boy going to a baking convention (so the commercial says).;) No picture, but...
Good to have you here KSTeapot! Good idea from dougsmit about posting a list of countries he doesn't have. Maybe we can help you out here on CT....
[ATTACH] Just picked this up on eBay in a small lot of counterstamps. I love these stamped Spanish silver coins (1800 2-Reales). The "T.M./1848"...
[ATTACH] I like the idea of putting these back in circulation Circus. I do the same once in awhile with my personal stamps. I have four different...
Beautiful medal Idhair and a unique way of showing it. What size is it? Bruce
Now there's some great history John. I can't even imagine how difficult it would be to research ancient countermarks. It's difficult enough to...
Started at 6 years old back in 1954. My dad was a collector and got me interested in Lincoln Cents. I've been collecting ever since and haven't...
Unusual style of lettering Frank. I've only seen it a couple of times before. Bruce
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