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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BRandM, post: 2214766, member: 22729&quot;]That&#039;s a nice find, Krow. Although &quot;P.H. Link isn&#039;t listed in the references, there are four other people with that surname who are documented counterstampers. They are E.M., H.A., M., and Joseph Link. Some may be related to P.H. which would be neat if you could connect them. The identities of the four haven&#039;t been discovered as&nbsp; of yet.</p><p><br /></p><p>The flat / smooth spots on the coin and the bend are a result of the counterstamp being applied with a heavy hammer blow. Even hefty coins like large cents are quite often bent from the strike, but less so if the strike is lighter. You can see by the depth of the letters that the maker of this piece had a heavy hand. You have to remember that a 2 or 3 pound sledge was likely used to apply the stamp, so it can do some serious damage to the coin.Yours was done with individual letter punches, and not a prepared punch. The uneven spacing of the letters is the giveaway.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can do a bit of checking around for you to see if I can identify P.H. Link. It&#039;s a long shot, but who knows. I&#039;ll get back to you as soon as I can.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bruce[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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