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<p>[QUOTE="iGradeMS70, post: 1497367, member: 29109"]Hey CT,</p><p><br /></p><p> A friend of mine purchased this piece about a decade ago. He said it was in one of those dealer "junk bins", but it intrigued him, so he grabbed it but didn't do much research on it at the time. He recently re-discovered the coin in a safe, brought it to our shop, where I subsequently told him of its potential value, knowing how some of these old counterstamped coins command some nice premiums. So, he gave me the task of finding information on it and hopefully coming it with some sort of value estimate. </p><p><br /></p><p> I've contacted a couple of experts on countermarks/counterstamps and/or exonumismatic tokens, and I was told that this may be a counterstamp of the 18th/19th Century British gunsmith, "E. KENDALL", and that it could be worth upwards of $200.00. This estimate truly stunned me, given the condition of the coin and the fact that the date isn't completely discernible - I'm thinking it's a 1798/7 "Wide Overdate" (notice the little point on the outside-top left loop of the last numeral in the date), but now I'm thinking it may be an 1800 - It's just so faint it's tough to say for certain. I'm trying harder to judge what the date may be proportional to the base of the bust, because I know the distance varies between dates/types. My friend thought for years that it was an 1808-dated Draped Bust Large Cent, but I told him that the Draped Bust design was discontinued on large cent denominations in 1807. </p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe there's another expert on this site that could come up with a more accurate figure when it comes to the coin's value, or possible determine the coin's date. I know of a few Sheldon variety experts on this site, so I'd love to hear from them! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>Any input is greatly appreciated! :yes:</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks,</p><p> Brian</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]191391.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]191393.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]191392.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="iGradeMS70, post: 1497367, member: 29109"]Hey CT, A friend of mine purchased this piece about a decade ago. He said it was in one of those dealer "junk bins", but it intrigued him, so he grabbed it but didn't do much research on it at the time. He recently re-discovered the coin in a safe, brought it to our shop, where I subsequently told him of its potential value, knowing how some of these old counterstamped coins command some nice premiums. So, he gave me the task of finding information on it and hopefully coming it with some sort of value estimate. I've contacted a couple of experts on countermarks/counterstamps and/or exonumismatic tokens, and I was told that this may be a counterstamp of the 18th/19th Century British gunsmith, "E. KENDALL", and that it could be worth upwards of $200.00. This estimate truly stunned me, given the condition of the coin and the fact that the date isn't completely discernible - I'm thinking it's a 1798/7 "Wide Overdate" (notice the little point on the outside-top left loop of the last numeral in the date), but now I'm thinking it may be an 1800 - It's just so faint it's tough to say for certain. I'm trying harder to judge what the date may be proportional to the base of the bust, because I know the distance varies between dates/types. My friend thought for years that it was an 1808-dated Draped Bust Large Cent, but I told him that the Draped Bust design was discontinued on large cent denominations in 1807. Maybe there's another expert on this site that could come up with a more accurate figure when it comes to the coin's value, or possible determine the coin's date. I know of a few Sheldon variety experts on this site, so I'd love to hear from them! :D Any input is greatly appreciated! :yes: Thanks, Brian [ATTACH]191391.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]191393.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]191392.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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