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Message:: [QUOTE="BRandM, post: 3102404, member: 22729"]Great pieces, Paddy. Although my counterstamp collection is mostly U.S., I do have a nice variety of stamps on English Pennies. The Lloyds issues are interesting and there are a small number of varieties. Most were struck on the old George lll coins, but you see one here and there on an old Hibernia issue or odd denomination. I have one example and thought about going for a collection of varieties, but never pursued it. The initials-only coin is also interesting, but probably impossible to assign to a maker. What I like about these stamps on the old cartwheels is how strongly they strike-up. Their impressive size and thickness make for an ideal substrate. Many of the stamps appear on 1797 dated coins. I was always curious about that so did a bit of research on them. My understanding , possibly incorrect, was that 1797 was struck on all coins minted for several years after that. I'm not sure why, or even if that were the case. Do you know if that's true, Paddy? I know you see many, many of the 1797 dated coins. Bruce[ATTACH=full]785333[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]785334[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]785335[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]785336[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]