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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JBK, post: 1856928, member: 1101&quot;]It may be necessary to revisit this designation and statistic at some point….</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I am willing to bet that modern US counterstamps from the mid 1990s through current day outnumber by far anything produced (for circulation) in any particular era in the 20th century. The anti-war nickels first counterstamped in 2006 numbered in the several thousands or more, and the 2012 Ron Paul nickels numbered in the thousands as well. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Other counterstampers that I know of certainly add hundreds a year to the statistic, and one in particular has counterstamped more than 20,000 coins.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Any ideas on the estimated top counterstamped issues, not including novelty coins and maybe also not including government revaluations (such as Brazil or Costa Rica)? I am guessing PEARS’ SOAP from the latter part of the 19th century is one of the most widely produced counterstamps,&nbsp; but that is a guess, and I do not know which ones might be behind that one or how close they are in total production.&nbsp; It might be a good topic for consideration, and it would also give modern counterstampers a record to beat….[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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