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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BRandM, post: 1776812, member: 22729&quot;]I don&#039;t know what advice to give you Mike if you&#039;re planning on selling the bracelet. You can either remove the coin with Hoff&#039;s counterstamp and sell it separately or just sell the bracelet outright. I think it might be worth contacting NGC or PCGS to see what they think about slabbing a gold coin that&#039;s been removed from a jewelry setting. It may show some damage but they would likely authenticate it and give it a details grade. At least that way you&#039;d have proof that it was an authentic gold coin which would make it easier to sell. And don&#039;t forget, the condition of the host coin is of less importance to a counterstamp collector than the stamp itself...within reason. I would think even more leeway would be shown for condition on a very rare counterstamped gold coin.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Another person you might want to contact would be Dave Bowers through Stacks/Bowers. Dave is a big counterstamp enthusiast and at one time had a huge collection. He&#039;s currently in the process of selling it. Dave is very accessible and would probably be very interested in your story. He could probably give you better advice than anyone else I know. Please keep in touch and let us know what you decide to do.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Bruce[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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