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Message:: [QUOTE="BRandM, post: 1911958, member: 22729"][ATTACH=full]327752[/ATTACH] This is one of the fanciest counterstamps I've ever seen. Although the workmanship is a bit crude, it's still very appealing. Who issued it? Not sure, but I came up with a longshot. Brunk lists an example of "J.Sch" on an 1866 2-Cent Piece. This one is on an 1825 Large Cent and barely fits on the coin which means that it wouldn't fit on the 1866. Apparently Sch is a very rare surname...probably German but not positive. He also lists an "F.A. Sch" which may or may not be related to this one. In any case, there was a company in Tuttlingen, German that manufactured surgical instruments named Jetter & Scheerer. It was founded by Gottfried Jetter in 1867, but established operations in the U.S. in the 1890s. At some point, probably in the early years of the 20th century they began to manufacture military daggers and bayonets for the German armed forces. Their products were marked  "J.Sch." on the blades of the weapons. The earliest example of this mark I found on a bayonet was 1938. The style was much more modern than the stamp on my coin, but mine may have been an earlier version. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any earlier J & S products stamped "J.Sch." to compare. I think it's a longshot that this was Jetter & Scheerer's mark, but you never know. Bruce[/QUOTE]