I have many of these Pears Soap coins. The OP's was struck with a punch that had the lower leg of the S in Soap broken off.
Entry post. and thx to the QuarterMaster and LM.
Received a PA quarter counterstamped "Bill's Trees". A reference to "Penn's Trees", which are the trees that were alive in what would become...
Count me in! I always love new counterstamped quarters.:) "ENTRY POST". Thx Quarter Master and LM!
A quick Internet search turned up this (excerpts from a longer description): The Georgia Guidestones are a granite monument erected in 1980 in...
That looks like part of the Quarter Notes project. I'd have to give it some thought to figure it out but 500M MAX is some sort of play on words...
It is all a matter of perspective. To a collector of Ike dollars, it is damaged and of no interest. To a collector of counterstamps, the...
A "spender"? Sure, if you want to spend a 10 or even a 20 dollar bill as a quarter. (I was trying to find a laughing or winking emoji to insert...
Thousands?? I know of one person alone who has put almost a quarter of a million counterstamped coins into circulation. But I suppose that counts...
That is a nice one. I pulled the trigger a few years ago and bought a large cent with this counterstamp. I am certain that few silver coins were...
The "A.S." appears to be a prepared (single) punch, whereas the other letters are from individual punches. Chances are slim that you will be...
There are many people and companies doing things like this. The fact that you can't find an identical one is irrelevant. Any experienced...
People I know do this sort of thing all the time, but it is usually more interesting than a single S. That is a 1/16th inch letter from a set of...
In areas with large Chinese populations those little stamps are very common on large bills. It is a sign that a merchant has validated a bill's...
Thx for that perspective - I had not thought of that angle. I'll keep an open mind on it and see if I can turn up any other possibilities.
Here is my latest 1797 penny. It is counterstamped PIOUS, which I assume is a religious statement.
It's a trick of the eye. Depending on your perspective or expectation it can appear raised but it is stamped onto the coin.
Bruce - thx for the research so far. I had a hunch it was a religious counterstamp but I'd love to hear any other opinions. I just won another...
Thx Bruce. Just the three initials as shown, deeply struck. Reverse is just heavily worn, showing slight impact from the counterstampjng on the...
Bruce, I recently picked up this 1797 English penny with what I think is a religious counterstamp and I am curious to know what you think. I...
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