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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BRandM, post: 3155851, member: 22729&quot;]A <i>countermark</i> is something struck on a coin by a governmental entity for any number of reasons...change of value, to authenticate usage in a colony or protectorate, to legitimize it, etc. <i>Counterstamps </i>are mostly private issues of merchants, individuals, organizations, and others.</p><p><br /></p><p>Practically, the distinction isn&#039;t often made. The guru of the genre, Greg Brunk, calls everything a countermark. On the other hand, I refer to them all as counterstamps. To many collectors, the terms are interchangeable.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bruce[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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