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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ExoMan, post: 2780309, member: 72588&quot;]Bruce .... Here are the Samuel Root items I mentioned. You can see the matching address, 363 Broadway, on his token, the counterstamped large cent and lastly, the framed daguerreotype. I hope to eventually pen an article on these items and a group of similar pieces I have. Mated pairings like this tended to take me years to match. In some cases, the daguerreotypes are as rare as the counterstamps. In this case, not so. </p><p><br /></p><p>There are but two, listed <b>S. ROOT / 363 BROADWAY</b> counterstamps reported. Samuel and brother, Marcus Root, were among the top daguerreians of their day. Although Samuel&#039;s surviving dags are relatively plentiful today, they tend to be more costly than most. In comparing the stamp on the coin with that on the frame, they appear to be identical in style, size and spacing - same punch. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]642958[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]642959[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]642961[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]642962[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]642963[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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