Always sorry to hear about these type of things Paddy. Thanks for reporting it. Bruce
Thanks for reminding me 16d I'd forgotten about Hartzog's site. A good source for sure. Bruce
[ATTACH] I'm finally able to download pictures again so here goes. This is an example of an unattributed counterstamp I recently picked up from...
Thanks for the info Swervo, now I know what they're all about Bruce
Impressive!! Bruce
Absolutely beautiful Dimefreak! Can you show us the reverse? BTW petro, looks like the ring finger of a very patient man to me.:D
I'll spend 400 to $500 on a nice coin but anything over that I have to think about for awhile. Bruce
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
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