Anyone seen this counterstamp before?

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  1. ColinG

    ColinG Junior Member

    I specialize in chopmarked coins but I've never seen this before. Has anyone else?
     

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  3. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank

    never seen it, but I like it.
     
  4. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    In looking through all the books I have I cannot find it. But numerical countermarks were somewhat common usually used to denote the local currency value on a foriegn coin. In Central and South America there were a great many different numerical countermarks. They changed as often as the govt. did, and that was a lot.
     
  5. willieboyd2

    willieboyd2 First Class Poster

    Here is the Ebay listing for the coin:

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270474431815
    (Item 270474431815)

    A very rare example of my own collection.I believe this one is from Luzon Island
    or other South Asian countries".13" is not a good number in China and Westen
    countries,so in China,we have no "13"chopmarks known.The well known is 8,and
    then,11 & 5.I prefer this one is a counterstamp,but I have no idea about where
    it used.


    Seller is located in Shanghai, China.

    That should tell us something.

    :)
     
  6. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    You could easy be right ;)
     
  7. Ripley

    Ripley Senior Member

    Who ever put the chop mark on had a very heavy hand. Traci
     
  8. ColinG

    ColinG Junior Member

    Yes, I've been in contact with the seller having purchased some of his other chopmarked coins, but he too is in the dark over this counterstamp.
     
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