That's a great token, alurid. It's looks like it might have been dug. Do you know what the word at the top says...looks partly obliterated by the...
You're right, James, the older fakes are easier to spot because of the reasons you give. As you say, one thing to look for is the sometimes...
That is a great name, Circus. I like the town's name even better though. Named after me, maybe? <lol> Bruce
I love CWTs, Nathan. Both patriotics and storecards. Thanks for showing yours. Bruce
Here's an interesting personal token of Lester G. Davis. You'll like this one dwhiz. Bruce[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
As there's no fraudulent intent, as jeffB says, it's not illegal. There are a lot more modern counterstamped coins out there than you might think,...
My pleasure, Barb. Please do send the other picture to me. I haven't seen it yet. Thanks. Bruce
You have a modern novelty stamp, Richard. You see a lot of Lincoln Cents with all kinds of small counterstamps added. I've never gotten one in...
I read the article too, longnine. My teeth were aching by the time i finished it. YIKES!! Bruce
The styles of the letters are similar, Barb, but there are some major differences. A die-struck token and a counterstamped one are two different...
I got your pictures, Bard. After I have a chance to look at them closely, I'll comment. Thanks for sending them. Bruce
I see that you've been working hard on trying to identify your piece, Barb. These types of investigations can get intense when you get into them....
The only "WP" counterstamp that I'm aware of is struck on a small number of Australian tokens. I haven't seen one, but suspect they may be ranch...
This is an interesting piece of coin club exonumia I picked up this past week. I've never seen a combined wooden flat and elongated coin together...
You have some nice stickered coins, dwhiz. The history behind this one makes it special. For something like this, maybe 200 surviving pieces seems...
Here's the two ID badges I have, dwhiz. I may have posted these before, but I'm not sure. The Bush piece is both engraved and counterstamped....
I have a couple of counterstamped coins that were used as Railroad ID, but they were more "homemade" than yours. This is a really nice one. I'll...
That's unusual, dwhiz. I don't think I ever saw a potty dime before. Bruce
That's impressive, dwhiz. I like it very much Here's two of mine I came across...both coin related and a lot newer than yours. I may have another...
A nice coin, Muryck! Bruce
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