Here's a huge SNAC medal from 1962. It's pretty impressive at 60mm. I love the portrait of Lincoln too. Bruce[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Sometimes you can make a guess about the age of a counterstamp by comparing the wear on the coin with the wear on the stamp. It's a real longshot...
I don't think the coin circulated much after it was stamped but just because there's only small amounts of debris in the letters doesn't mean it...
Here's an interesting one that I just came across. Bruce[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I think that's a decent price considering the rarity of it. As long as you're happy with what you paid for it that's all that matters. Bruce
Very nice, Chris B. I love the unusual shaped tokens like this. It's in beautiful condition too. Do you know what the Baldwin's piece sold for?...
Looks like one, yeah. Bruce
Probably the first or nearly so. It was the first one I ever got but on an Arizona State Quarter. Bruce
You don't have to buy anyone dinner. I'm sure you'll be on it soon enough. No, never any other denominations other than quarters. BTW, the...
No he doesn't live in the Denver area. Bruce
I have examples of both of those, Gary. Beautiful work. Bruce
I had a feeling these were GMM issues. Ron Landis' work is always excellent and very distinctive. I'm just surprised that I've never come across...
I haven't seen these two, Z, what are they? Bruce
I know a fellow counterstamp collector/researcher who calls these bulls eye stamps. Appropriate I think. Bruce
There's only four examples struck on Shield Nickels that I know of. There's also a counterfeit known on an 1866 nickel, but it's not yours,...
Yeah, I remember the Green Stamps and a couple of others too. We used to save them and got some nice stuff over the years when we traded them in....
It's from the Philly mint so it's probably from a cheese steak somebody was eating while at work.:woot: Bruce
Thanks, Z. Hey, what's with the Pepsi / Dept. of Corrections token. It has no cash value so what's it used for? Bruce
A beautiful pristine token, Dennis, and certified too. Do you know what city it;s from? Bruce
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