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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ExoMan, post: 2745253, member: 72588&quot;]Considering the wear on this CWT, Jester, it appears to me that the c/s was applied much later. Generally speaking, I&#039;ve found that the later a counterstamp was applied, the more difficult it is to attribute a piece. For this reason, I tend to prefer collecting the early to mid 1800&#039;s pieces. </p><p><br /></p><p>I found that one William S. Elwin was a member of the N.E.P.A. or National Electro-Platers&#039; Association, having attended a banquet&nbsp; The banquet was held at the Broadway Central Hotel on Feb. 21, 1913 with 261 members present, being over three times the prior year&#039;s attendance. This info was published in a professional journal called &quot;<i>The Metal Industry</i>&quot;, vol. 2, no. 3.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I found a William S. Elwin listed as a painter in an 1882-83 Salem, Mass. directory. This may be the same chap, working thirty years prior. Yet another, or the same William S. Elwin was living in Woodstock, NY, Ulster County, in 1899; this, per a government listing of military and civil service registrants. Finally, Wm. S. Elwin may have attended Amherst College, given a snippet I encountered in my search.</p><p><br /></p><p>While none of this amounts to a slam dunk ID, there are some leads here that may perhaps be tied together. The name is apparently a rare one, leading me to suspect that the electroplater could well be the issuer. Perhaps, he was a coin collector, too, and gave his stamped coins/tokens away as personal calling cards; this, akin to the practice of numismatist, Jim E. Skalbe of Boston. Although frustrating at times, much fun can often be had, sleuthing these mysterious counterstamps. Have at it then, Jester.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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