I believe this 1863 McClellan Civil War Token was used by a Union soldier as a dog tag during the war. The counterstamping reads "C. Cate / A 12...
Probably just a personal stamp, Gavensnana. It could be advertising a business, but some of the stamp seems to be off the edge of the coin, unless...
These counterstamps on the Victoria Penny show Irish loyality to the Crown. The heart is obvious, but the hand not so much. It's a representation...
But 10 is such a pretty, even number, dwdiz. You'll be buying at least one more, I know it. lol! Cheers, Bruce
It's a counterstamp like Pickin and Grinin says, King George. I don't know what it means, if anything. The stamp is much newer than the coin, but...
Very nice, Eduard. The stories it could tell. Bruce
No, because the Chinese merchants were private entities, not government entities. Maybe we should just call them "little squiggly things" and be...
A countermark is something struck on a coin by a governmental entity for any number of reasons...change of value, to authenticate usage in a...
Thanks for the heads up, Paddy. Although I have an extensive collection of Irish and UK counterstamps, my main interest is in U.S. issues...mostly...
Technically, they're countermarks / counterstamps, but chopmarks are a speciality in their own right. I collect counterstamps, but not chopmarks....
No, I wasn't a member, Dave. If I can find my example, I'll take a pic and post it. Bruce
I think I may have a piece of exonumia from this club, but I'll have to look, Dave. Is there enough detail left to tell the date of the coin? Bruce
That's a big, impressive medal, Jaelus. I have a lot of coin related exonumia, including quite a few medals and other pieces from clubs,...
I received this in the mail a couple of days ago from one of my contacts in Belfast, N. Ireland. He comes across one or two of these political...
A nice train piece, dwhiz. Is there a general reference on Hobos that would include a listing of known makers, such as "CS"? Bruce
No I haven't but I'll check it out, dwhiz. Thanks. Bruce
I received these two Irish political counterstamps in the mail yesterday. It took 16 days to get here from Northern Ireland. It typically takes...
Another nice one, dwhiz. I like the way the artists "sign" their work. I suppose all don't though. Bruce
Looking forward to seeing it. Bruce
I came up with some info and wanted to post it for anyone who's interested, Jeff. I still don't know for sure the purpose of the State Quarter...
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