1975 P I found AR on Lincoln Penny

Wasn't sure where to place this. I was hunting through some pennies and found this...
What is it? Is this a counter stamp? Just a guess. I've seen other people post them but they didn't look like this one does. I'm probably way off right? I'm interested in learning all about it.

 

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Yes ma-am. That is a counterstamp. There are endless varieties of these. This one may have been done for marketing out of a roadside tourist gift shop in Arkansas. I have seen them with Kennedy's face, Masonic symbols... Most anything you can think of. Copper is very soft and easy for a person to place a counterstamp into.

 

Yes. Someone put that on there, it's just a counterstamp representing Arkansas. It's just damage.

 

Here is my NY for New York

 

Here is a playboy bunny I found metal detecting

 

You find all the good stuff, Paddy.

 

in relation to your ARkansas counterstamp,

you can find about 50 types of them representing about 50 US States for those.
You can also buy the stamps yourself and make as many as you want.

those stamps are similar to this - here's ONE example of many types you can get
https://www.etsy.com/listing/539419...f=sr_gallery-1-4&organic_search_click=1&frs=1

 

don't ask *exactly* where and how he found it ....

 

Ok wish I would have found one from where I live but I live no where near AR. But I didn't have one and now I do -counterstamp- so I'm happy!

 

Here is another popular counterstamp..
All considered novelty cents.

 

You can buy the counterstamps!

 

I'd rather have the one with my state on it lol