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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pete Violette, post: 2621437, member: 84604&quot;]I joined to learn about the coins my granddaughter gave me for Christmas. She purchased a box from and antique store, and within it was a small watch box that contained 8 coins. The one that interested me the most is an 1861 US seated liberty 10 cent coin that was counterstamped with a monogram of three initials (HDM) and drilled so the monogram would hang correctly. I suspect this coin was selected because it is silver and the monogram was possibly the initials of a lover or some other significant person to the original owner. The monogram is what appears to be “Gothic” letters and the reverse of the coin is either very worn or was damaged during the counterstamping process.</p><p><br /></p><p>My question is how common was this process to stamp a monogram? Has anyone seen a similar stamped coin?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks</p><p>Pete</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]575270[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]575269[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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