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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BRandM, post: 2563379, member: 22729&quot;]Nice to see you here on CT, Mr.Frip.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, PHILAD is an old abbreviation for Philadelphia. Another is PHILADA. The name is too long to stamp on a coin, so we get these shortened versions. Unless there&#039;s some other stamp on the coin or it has a distinctive style in some way, It&#039;s nearly impossible to attribute these types of counterstamps.</p><p><br /></p><p>Though cities or addresses weren&#039;t often included with the merchants name, you do see them occasionally. Gunsmiths, blacksmiths, tin workers and other metal craftsmen are the most likely to mark their wares with such a stamp. If you could post a picture, I&#039;d like to take a look at it. I&#039;ve attached a picture of one I have in my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>A great MD find, by the way. Thanks for showing it to us.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bruce[ATTACH=full]552936[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]552938[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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