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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BRandM, post: 2844208, member: 22729&quot;]Do you own this coin, Endeavor? It&#039;s a beautiful piece with a high quality counterstamp very carefully placed so not to damage the design. </p><p><br /></p><p>Because of the pristine condition of both coin and stamp, I&#039;d guess that it was issued in 1857 or shortly after. The style is consistent with that time period. While Parker is listed, his identity is not known. A good guess would be that he was a fine-metal craftsman...jeweler, silversmith, clock maker, etc. The stamp is one only someone like that would have the ability to cut.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s not a popular issue. Only this one example has been identified so far. I don&#039;t know why TPGs sometimes give a details grade, and sometimes not. I suspect they may grade listed pieces (in Brunk, Rulau, etc.) with a straight grade, while undocumented ones go &quot;details&quot;. Just a guess. I have nearly 1000 counterstamps in my collection, and don&#039;t have a single slabbed one, so don&#039;t have much experience with them. Truth be told, very few counterstamps get professionally graded. I rarely see them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bruce[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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