Thanks for the heads up CheetahCats, I'll have to see if I can get a copy. I've read a lot of Bower's stuff, but I'm not familiar with this one.
I feel the same way about the history of a coin, particularly a counterstamp. With them you can often narrow ownership down to a particular peson...
Brunk's last edition was published in 2003, and is very difficult to find. It was published by World Exonumia Press (Rich Hartzog), so you might...
I like it a lot. The style of the letters is very unusual. Normally a counterstamp with just a last name like this is impossible to attribute, but...
The "J. Paul" counterstamp is the one I just won on Steve Hayden's auction. The top left pic is the "reverse" of the coin. "J.S.B & Son" is the...
[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH]I haven't posted any pictures on CT yet, but I'll give it a shot.[ATTACH] [IMG]
There are fantasy pieces out there for sure, but many are easy to spot. It's very important to examine a counterstamp closely when you suspect a...
That's a neat experiment jerseycat10. Make sure you update us in a year. I'll probably forget about it by then, but if you post your results I'll...
I agree Leadfoot, it's a little of each. I've also seen the asking price rise quite a bit on fixed price lists too. They're selling, so somebody's...
I just recently bid on three counterstamps in Steve Hayden's latest auction,and after checking the results, found some interesting information in...
I agree with mat, strong VF. One of my favorite coins. Nice find
Can't wait to see the pics. Sounds very cool.
I use a Bausch & Lomb Hastings Triplet. I have a 7x and a 10x. I don't use anything stronger, because you start noticing tiny little flaws that...
If you like the coins, hold on to them. That's the way I built my collection ...... but then again I collect counterstamps, so maybe you should...
Oops!! ...... Better change my avatar.
It wasn't uncommon to spell "Chestnut" without the "T". I've seen it on a number of counterstamped coins, as well as on some struck tokens. U.S....
Usually I think the "size" of a coin, whether it's the biggest, smallest, or what ever is determined by the diameter. Weight and volume are...
Thanks, I'll look into Bellows Falls and see what I can find. By the way, your token is a Ku Klux Klan piece called a Soaring Eagle Token, and was...
Your junk might be worth some money Medoraman, you never know. If you get a chance, post what you have (with pictures if possible) and I'll look...
To Treashunt: Thanks for the welcome. I joined just this past January, and haven't posted anything until now. I'll have to get on more often, I...
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