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
Love your old collection of punchs Matt. I would have a field day researching these things just like you're doing. If only they could talk...what...
That's a beautiful note scottishmoney. While I do collect New Jersey obsolete currency I don't have any Irish banknotes. Keeping in line with my...
Thanks for the info Stu. The best place to sell your coin would be on eBay. I would make an offer on it but I already have three examples in my...
Although there are a lot of counterfeit pound coins in circulation (some distributed by the IRA) a legitimate coin with the RIRA stamp is still...
One of the most important Nationalist leaders of the 1916 rising Ripley. A very interesting historical figure for sure. Bruce
Thanks for the update Rusty. Bruce
Thanks Peter...you have a great Thanksgiving as well. Bruce
I agree, it does look plated. Bruce
I also enjoyed your story very much sonlarson. Thanks for sharing it with us here on CT. Hope to hear from you often. Bruce
[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH] Here's an example of a political message on both a grafitti coin and a counterstamped one. Both date to the Troubles era...
There's actually a name for these pieces jlj...grafitti coins. Coins with initials, dates, political messages, or any number of other things...
Interesting history behind your coin ardatirion. Thanks for the history lesson. Bruce
PCGS or NGC...wouldn't consider ANACS machete. Bruce
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