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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BRandM, post: 1470848, member: 22729&quot;]You&#039;re right Brian, the price has gone up dramatically in the past few years for counterstamps, especially attributed ones. The larger denomination coins like the S/L Halves, or any silver coins for that matter, are much pricier than once were and not just because of the silver content. There&#039;s a hardcore group of collectors who bid these things up so it makes it difficult to keep up with them at times. Although I&#039;m fortunate to be able to run with the big dogs on ocassion, there are times that I just stay on the porch. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>The book you&#039;re thinking of is Greg Brunk&#039;s &quot;Merchant and Privately Countermarked Coins&quot; published in 2003. It&#039;s the &quot;bible&quot; of this area of coin collecting for sure. It&#039;s out of print, but you can find a copy on eBay once in awhile. Rich Harzog probably has a few copies to sell on his website also. I forget his address but you can just google his name and it will come up. Thanks for your input Brian.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bruce[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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