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<p>[QUOTE="BRandM, post: 1723686, member: 22729"]Three of the five coins you linked too are undocumented or unlisted in any reference that I'm aware of silverdrachm. The exceptions are the "Pears Soap" piece and the "J.L.Philbric" stamp. The Pears stamp is not only listed, but is attributed to a particular company. The stamp is actually of an English company (London) that started manufacturing soap and other products in 1789. Many examples are known, all on French or Italian coins and were stamped in 1884 for advertising purposes. The reason that they struck their name on foreign coins was to avoid the laws in place at the time that forbade "mutilating" English coins. Interestingly, the French did the same thing, prolific counterstampers stamped mostly English coins. Apparently, the issues circulated freely in both countries. The one on eBay shows a decent strike but I've seen better. These issues usually sell for $12 to $25. The Philbric stamp is listed in the Brunk reference but is unattributed. Apparently, this is only the second example to come to light. The other is on a mutilated Large Cent. The Chicopee Falls Silver Dollar isn't a bad buy at $45 although the meaning of the caption is unclear. It may refer to an event that took place that day in the city or someones birthday or entirely something different. "L.L. Hunt" is unlisted but is a nice clear stamp and should bring $30 to $50. BTW, the "bible" of counterstamped coins is Gregory Brunk's "Merchant and Privately Countermarked Coins" printed in 2003. A new edition is in the works but is still a year or two away from publication. Hope this helped. Bruce[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BRandM, post: 1723686, member: 22729"]Three of the five coins you linked too are undocumented or unlisted in any reference that I'm aware of silverdrachm. The exceptions are the "Pears Soap" piece and the "J.L.Philbric" stamp. The Pears stamp is not only listed, but is attributed to a particular company. The stamp is actually of an English company (London) that started manufacturing soap and other products in 1789. Many examples are known, all on French or Italian coins and were stamped in 1884 for advertising purposes. The reason that they struck their name on foreign coins was to avoid the laws in place at the time that forbade "mutilating" English coins. Interestingly, the French did the same thing, prolific counterstampers stamped mostly English coins. Apparently, the issues circulated freely in both countries. The one on eBay shows a decent strike but I've seen better. These issues usually sell for $12 to $25. The Philbric stamp is listed in the Brunk reference but is unattributed. Apparently, this is only the second example to come to light. The other is on a mutilated Large Cent. The Chicopee Falls Silver Dollar isn't a bad buy at $45 although the meaning of the caption is unclear. It may refer to an event that took place that day in the city or someones birthday or entirely something different. "L.L. Hunt" is unlisted but is a nice clear stamp and should bring $30 to $50. BTW, the "bible" of counterstamped coins is Gregory Brunk's "Merchant and Privately Countermarked Coins" printed in 2003. A new edition is in the works but is still a year or two away from publication. Hope this helped. Bruce[/QUOTE]
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