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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BRandM, post: 2381149, member: 22729&quot;]That&#039;s a nice counterstamp, heavycam, especially for $2. Although this one isn&#039;t attributed to anyone that I know of, I would think you might get $20 on eBay for it. </p><p><br /></p><p>The legend &quot;J &amp; B Hunt&quot; is most likely that of a company who wanted to get a bit of free advertising by stamping their name on circulating coinage...very common in the 19th century. By the look of the piece, I&#039;d guess the issue date to be the mid to late 1870s. From the 1880s and on the font would likely be more &quot;clean&quot;...without serifs, etc. The wear patterns also suggest 1870s.</p><p><br /></p><p>There&#039;s a slight possibility that there might be more to the stamp than shows on the coin. Anytime a legend or name is struck close to the edge of the coin you have to consider the possibility that part of it didn&#039;t strike up. I don&#039;t see any evidence of this on your coin though.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d be happy to look into an attribution for you. I&#039;ll do a bit of research and see what I can find.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bruce[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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