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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JBK, post: 200911, member: 1101&quot;]I&#039;ll add seemingly meaningless counterstamps to coin with the best of them, but you have me stumped on this one.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It is either a prepared punch or at least an industrial punch with a frame or mount that allows for changes.&nbsp; In any case, I can not think of any special significance to that date.&nbsp; It obviously had significance to someone, but given the apparently limited audience, the fact that it wasn&#039;t merely hammered out one number at a time is a real mystery.</p><p><br /></p><p>As to why people stamp coins these days, it can be to promote a politcal viewpoint, to advertise something, or to get someone&#039;s name in the history books. </p><p><br /></p><p>For example, Google &quot;Dr. G. G. Wilkins&quot; and you will learn about a colorful character who left his mark on coins that are widely collected today.&nbsp; He has achieved immortality - not bad for a small investment and some light manual labor.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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