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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JBK, post: 1088682, member: 1101&quot;]One man&#039;s trash is another man&#039;s treasrue.&nbsp; Collecting counterstamps has become serious business, but for years the vintage c/s coins were looked down upon. </p><p><br /></p><p>As for modern counterstamps?&nbsp; Only time will tell.&nbsp; I would never pay a big premium for an artificial, concocted collectable, but when the specimens show up in pocket change they are certainly worth saving (or selling to someone who appreciates them).&nbsp; Depending on the counterstamp, on a good day (an EXCEPTIONALLY good day), a JFK or IKE with the types of markings discussed here can bring on eBay almost as much as a 40% silver coin.&nbsp; (How many people would throw a 40% back into circulation?) </p><p><br /></p><p>I fully understand if someone does not want to personally collect this stuff, but collecting them is a perfectly valid specialty. I for one love to see modern counterstamped coins - I do not anticipate many of our modern coins will ever have any collector value in circulated condition, so a c/s can only enhance the value.&nbsp; I also predict that some of the modern counterstamps being dismissed by collectors today will be worth quite a bit of money decades from now.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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