Reply to Thread

Message:: [QUOTE="BRandM, post: 1249239, member: 22729"]Thanks for your comments Tony. The "bible" so to speak on these issues is of course Greg Brunk's Merchant and Privately Countermarked Coins, published in 2003. His index lists well over 15,000 known counterstamps from the U.S. and other countries. The book is getting dated now, but he's hard at work on a new edition. Unfortunately, it's probably about two years away from publication. Many attributed examples are discussed in the text of his book, some briefly but others in more detail. A lot has been accomplished in the 8 years since the book came out as there are a number of researchers (including myself) who contribute to his manuscript. I correspond with him on a regular basis and periodically receive updates and proofs from his new edition. By all apperances it's going to be a comprehensive and well documented book. The 2003 edition is difficult to find but appears on E-bay on ocassionally, but is quite expensive. Rich Hartzog, his publisher, has a few copies to sell if you want to check it out. His website is <a href="http://www.exonumia.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.exonumia.com" rel="nofollow">www.exonumia.com</a>. There's also quite a bit of information on his site regarding counterstamps that's helpful. The best way to find them is usually at auction (E-bay, Heritage, Stack's, etc.), but as always you have to be careful about what you bid on. Unfortunately, there are no price guides to use as reference when bidding on these pieces. After being involved with them for a long period of time you just get a good feel for what a certain issue is "worth". As far as dealers are concerned, Steve Hayden, Paul Cunningham and several others usually have nice ones to sell. Both men setup at all the major shows. In the meantime if you see something that interests you send me a PM and I'll give you my opinion. Good luck Tony. Bruce[/QUOTE]

Log in or Sign up

Reply to Thread

Useful Searches