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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JBK, post: 2428870, member: 1101&quot;]A little bit of overthinking going on here, I suspect, but what the heck – a good debate to have anyway.</p><p><br /></p><p>A couple random opinions…</p><p><br /></p><p>- A German hyperinflationary banknote that has been overprinted or “reissued” as a new note – not damaged but a new issue by means of the (official) overprint. Straight grade. (same for 1923 Costa Rica counterstamped/revalued coins, for example). </p><p><br /></p><p>- chopmarked trade dollar -”damaged” but displaying some interesting and important history as a result.&nbsp; Collectable in its own right. How to grade? Keep it raw and don’t worry about it, unless you need a “genuine” determination.</p><p><br /></p><p>I love counterstamped coins, but one critical distinction is whether or not the counterstamp is identifiable as to origin (or at least era) and authenticity.&nbsp; In other words, a prepared punch (all letters, etc. on one punch) vs. the use of individual letters. The issue I have with chop marks is that they seem to be the Chinese equivalent of individual letter punches, and I don’t know how those can definitively be authenticated. If this hurdle can be overcome, then attributing specific marks might one day add great value to these coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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