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<p>[QUOTE="BRandM, post: 1024846, member: 22729"]I'm like you Rcptuna, I love the challenge of researching things that interest me, and for the past ten years or so have been heavily involved in investigating maverick counterstamps. I never give up on one I think can be attributed. I've got some pieces in my files that I've been looking into for 5 or 6 years.</p><p> </p><p>There's nothing known about these other pieces from what I can tell, but a few assumptions can be made that will at least give you a place to start your research. You said you found yours in Massachusetts, so whoever stamped this coin is probably from whatever area of the state you found it in, or at least close by. Generally in those days coins circulated locally more so than regionally or nationally as they do today. There's no question in my mind that this piece is from an eastern city, likely in New England, and probably from Massachusetts. Just for my info, where exactly did you find the coin?</p><p> </p><p>I look forward to seeing some more pictures. In the meantime, gook luck![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BRandM, post: 1024846, member: 22729"]I'm like you Rcptuna, I love the challenge of researching things that interest me, and for the past ten years or so have been heavily involved in investigating maverick counterstamps. I never give up on one I think can be attributed. I've got some pieces in my files that I've been looking into for 5 or 6 years. There's nothing known about these other pieces from what I can tell, but a few assumptions can be made that will at least give you a place to start your research. You said you found yours in Massachusetts, so whoever stamped this coin is probably from whatever area of the state you found it in, or at least close by. Generally in those days coins circulated locally more so than regionally or nationally as they do today. There's no question in my mind that this piece is from an eastern city, likely in New England, and probably from Massachusetts. Just for my info, where exactly did you find the coin? I look forward to seeing some more pictures. In the meantime, gook luck![/QUOTE]
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