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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BRandM, post: 1881510, member: 22729&quot;][ATTACH=full]319253[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]319254[/ATTACH] I picked up this counterstamp on eBay a week or two ago. It will be listed by Brunk in the new edition of his book but he has only documented one example, an 1837 Hard Times token. The stamp on this 2-Reales piece is unusual in that counterstamps are fairly rare on this relatively small coin. Apparently, they didn&#039;t circulate much in the U.S. as did the larger Spanish silver coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not much is known about Asa S. (Smith) Holton despite his nice &quot;calling card&quot;. He was born on August 5, 1814 in Northfield, MA to farmer Theodore Holton and his wife Mary (Polly) Smith. He had ten siblings, six sisters <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />eek<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> and four brothers. Asa never married according to several family histories I studied. He died in Northfield on September 15, 1858.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did a pretty thorough search for additional information on him but came up with nothing. I don&#039;t know what he did for a living or even where he&#039;s buried. Most of his family were interred in the Old Cemetery in Northfield but there&#039;s no record of Asa there. In any case, I&#039;ll keep looking.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bruce[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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