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<p>[QUOTE="paddyman98, post: 2129254, member: 44615"]I have seen old US coins with markings with meanings such as kill count marks from WW2 and kept as good luck coins. I could think your coin in question could of been of religious significance to the owner and kept also as a luck charm. Or just simply someone who was bored. Counterstamps are other types of markings but made for advertisement or souvenirs. Such as the bust of Kennedy counterstamped on a Lincoln Cent.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="paddyman98, post: 2129254, member: 44615"]I have seen old US coins with markings with meanings such as kill count marks from WW2 and kept as good luck coins. I could think your coin in question could of been of religious significance to the owner and kept also as a luck charm. Or just simply someone who was bored. Counterstamps are other types of markings but made for advertisement or souvenirs. Such as the bust of Kennedy counterstamped on a Lincoln Cent.[/QUOTE]
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