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Message:: [QUOTE="BRandM, post: 1345745, member: 22729"][ATTACH]155468.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]155469.vB[/ATTACH] Here's a similar type of counterstamp to the one I posted earlier on this thread. In case you're not familiar with the battle to locate a suitable "resting place" for the battleship New Jersey about 10 years ago, this was part of the effort to return the decommisioned ship to North Jersey from its dock in Camden. When it was decomissioned for the last time in 1991 she was fixed up and became a tourist destination that offered tours, space for social functions, and other things. Once politicians got involved, the locating of this massive ship became a political football. Camden finally won berthing rights over a site near Liberty State Park in North Jersey. The reasoning was that the ship was originally built at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard just across the Delaware River from Camden and so should be docked near her original home. In any case I thought this was a neat little coin with some nice history involved. Thanks for looking. Bruce[/QUOTE]