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Message:: [QUOTE="BRandM, post: 1087016, member: 22729"][ATTACH]108207.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]108206.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]108205.vB[/ATTACH]     Here's two more counterstamps I just bought with the Demuth stamp posted above. "S. Prat" - Unlisted and probably can't be identified. I started to look into this one, but found that the last name spelled with one "T" rather than two is relatively common. This one is on an 1803 Draped Bust Lg. Cent, and was probably stamped not long after the coin was minted. "*J*F*" - This one is listed in Brunk, but the issuer isn't known. It's presently documented on 16 coins or tokens, mostly Large Cents dated from 1796 to 1831. It has the look and size of a silversmith's mark, but the use of stars on silversmith marks are rare. Two distinguishing features that may help in identifying it are the squared-off base of the "J" and the points at the end of the stamp's depression. The left side has two points, while the right has only one. This a nice old stamp probably applied in the 1830's. Bruce[/QUOTE]