That is sweet fretboard. Of all the counterstamps I have in my collection this isn't one of them. I have both of the known "G.W. Corey" examples...
Good for a paperweight maybe. Bruce
It was included in each package of Little Duchess Laundry Blue. The product was manufactured by the Calco Chemical Division of the American...
I like anything with Lincoln on it Jim. The fact that you dug it makes it even more interesting. Great find! Bruce
I don't know of any other L.S.& M.S. RW. stamps but there are many examples from other railroads JA. There are two basic kinds of stamps that were...
Thanks for the info Jeff. I was hoping that you'd chime in because I know you know more about these counterstamps than I do. Bruce
I have a couple of these in my collection but have never found one...or any others...in change or in rolls. In case you didn't know these were...
Nah, only for a special reason. He gets car sick. :eek: Bruce
You're right scottishmoney, things in the world of counterstamping slowed down after that time. By the 1890s it was pretty much a thing of the...
That's too bad Amanda I was going to bring Mr.L for a visit. Maybe next time. Bruce
I'll be going on Thursday with some friends from my coin club. Bruce
I have four of them actually. Told you I was hardcore.:) Bruce
Good job LG! Riley was quite a guy wasn't he? Bruce
Well, "mercy" me longnine! That may be the answer.:D Bruce
BTW, I forget to ask. Did anyone look for Riley Haskell yet? :D Bruce
By the time the coin was stamped Large Cents were no longer in circulation and likely didn't circulate much that far west anyway. The half dollar...
Provenance is very important to me whether the coin was previously owned by a famous collector or by a ham-n egger like me. I've kept records of...
I'll have to pass on the burrito but the coin is great CG. Every once in awhile you get lucky. Bruce
A nice portrait of Kennedy but I especially like the reverse. Thanks for showing it. Bruce
Great story and very unusual to see the history of a love token bracelet or even a single token. Not sure I ever have before. Thanks so much for a...
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