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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 577140, member: 11521&quot;]Carl,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I know your above post was in jest but the Subtreasury used to counterstamp coins. If a gold coin or a silver coin was found to be too light (either due to excessive circulation wear or filing, clipping, etc.) they would stamp the coin with an &#039;<b>L</b>&#039; to indicate the coin is <b>L</b>ight and return it to the depositor. The depositor could then sell the coin for its gold or silver content; they could not spend it because it was general knowledge back then that coins counterstamped with an &#039;<b>L</b>&#039; were light.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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