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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2428860, member: 24314&quot;]IMO, you explained it nicely; however I fear the paper money example may have clouded the waters while trying to cover the bases.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the way I think many numismatists look at it:&nbsp; Anytime an &quot;Official&quot; entity such as a government (and as a stretch an organization) defaces an object by ink, stamping, and (you can add something); while SOME can consider it damage, most do not.&nbsp; So, the imprint on the German note, surcharges on stamps, countermarks done by a government on another countries coinage, and even the counter punched Stone Mt. halves are not considered to be damaged items.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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