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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BRandM, post: 2141652, member: 22729&quot;]I looked into Charles B. Tate a bit after my last post, Mike. Unfortunately, after only a couple of minutes I came across three men with that name. I was afraid that would be the case when looking for someone with such a common name. All you have to go on, in addition to the name, is the date. It could be an important date to the issuer...marriage, birth of a child, etc...or simply the year he stamped the coin. There&#039;s just no way to tell.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m sure a full blown investigation would turn up dozens of Charles B., Chas. B., C.B., or Charles Tates. There&#039;s just not enough information on the coin that would allow for a viable attribution. I&#039;ve run into the same problem many times over the years. I recall once looking for a man named William W. Long. When I searched Ancestry.com I got over 40,000 hits. Never found him.</p><p><br /></p><p>Still, a nice counterstamp. Hope you get it, rzage. Good luck!</p><p><br /></p><p>Bruce[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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