Beautiful tokens as always Cheetah. I love to see your great pieces as I have a real interest in Hard Times and CWTs. I had a nice collection of...
Would that be Mutt and Jeff Hobo? I forget who is who but it looks like the tall guy. Bruce
Very nice pickup Joseph. None of these in my collection, but maybe someday. BTW, I'm lovin' the Yankee Robinson stamp I got from you...one of the...
I think PennyGuy has it Kentucky. A 20 year service pin. Bruce
Great to hear from you again Siggi...I was wondering what happened to you. Now I see that it's all good. I know your new venture will be a...
I was watching it C-B-D. Glad you did so well with it. I was thinking just a few bucks but you never know on eBay. Fantastic price! Congrats. Bruce
You're absolutely right about the historical importance of some counterstamps Cringely. A good example is the one you refer to. There are many...
I never owned a slave tag turnerj1 but have seen pictures of many as well as a few in hand. I've never seen one like yours but that doesn't mean...
It does establish a provenance aubade if we can attribute them of course. While a large majority of documented counterstamps are unattributed,...
Nice walker with honest wear iGrade. Nice, clean coin to be proud of. Bruce
A big part of collecting is the history behind what I collect STC, and counterstamps, Civil War tokens, sutlers and Irish political pieces have a...
I can't tell for sure if it's real or not Biscuit, but if it is it's worth some serious money like frostyluster says. I have a feeling it may not...
Did you? ;) Bruce
I know few of you have an interest in counterstamped coins, most seeing them simply as damaged or mutilated pieces. I see them differently of...
Since the counterstamp is only an initial and probably not attributable to anyone or anything in particular it certainly doesn't add to the value....
Beef is right about the old coppers tdog...lots of problems with many difficult to find without. I can look past a lot of these issues with the...
I don't have any "hand coins" to post but I like yours spirityoda. Very unusual to say the least. Bruce
I'm laughing big time Big Tee. The problem is that you're in Michigan and I'm here in "Joisey"...you can't hear me.:devil: Bruce
[ATTACH][ATTACH] I have a small collection of counterstamped Masonic coins, some full overstrikes on Lincoln Cents and some just individual...
Thanks for the history lesson wyvern. I do intend on picking up some Conders at some point as I like their history and designs very much. Bruce
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