Your piece is a lucky charm, Paddy. These were often worn by sailors who were very superstitious. It's silver as you guessed and often...
That's a nice one, longnine. High quality engraving for sure. Bruce
I have a small number of Masonic pieces and some other fraternal issues, but this one is unusual. Not sure how it was made, but it has an...
The reverse is damage inflicted on the coin from the punch on the obverse. When counterstamps are struck on a coin, there are almost always...
Thanks, Jack, that does help. I see the diagnostics you're talking about, including the weird crosshatching...haven't seen that look before on...
It's good that you're highlighting these fakes, Jack. What's the giveaway to make it a fake? I have a good feel for fake counterstamps, especially...
You said it all for me, Otis. I don't collect coins anymore, though up until about 10 or 15 years ago that was all I had an interest in. Since I'm...
Looks pretty nice for a "beat up" medal, old49er. At a rarity-4 and in white metal...I like white metal pieces...I'd be happy to have something...
Always liked the Sanitary Fair CWT's, Black Friar. Is yours white metal or silver? Whatever the material, they're nice well-struck tokens. Bruce
Thanks for posting your counterstamp, s&s. I'm tempted to say it's a merchant mark, but there's too little information offered to be of any value...
I like your medal, longnine. I think I have a couple of their [ATTACH] [ATTACH] struck tokens in my collection along with three counterstamped...
I like that token a lot, Idhair. Do you know when it was approximately issued. Looks to be 1850s or earlier, but just a guess. Thanks for posting...
Nice pieces, longnine. The quote from King Leonidas "Molon Labe" reminds me of the American general's response to the Germans at the Battle of the...
Sweet memories, Wehwalt. This is one reason why collecting exonumia is so much fun. I live in New Jersey, but not familiar with Woodcliff. I would...
Here's a few in my collection. Me being a counterstamp collector they're all stamped, of course. Bruce[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Geez, Frank, that's really bad, but I'm laughing anyway. My kind of humor. Bruce
No problem, Moe, it's my pleasure. I would like to see some of your other counterstamps when you get a chance to sort them. Bruce
The Levis stamp is a good one Moe. I can't help you with the Large Cent variety, but I can help you a little with the counterstamp. As you...
Thanks, coin_nut, that's really interesting. Although not quite the same, they remind me of the old charge cards issued by department stores in...
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