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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BRandM, post: 1363574, member: 22729&quot;]It&#039;s not unheard of that rival merchants or even unrelated ones stamped each others coins, but generally there is a connection...friendship, family, or business. The trick is to find that connection. I would be willing to bet there is one between Scott and Betz, I just haven&#039;t found it yet. Betz doesn&#039;t appear to be a gunsmith but may have had some connection to Scott&#039;s other interests. A search of Albany directories or city histories might tell us who Betz is, but so far I haven&#039;t had the chance to really look into it in any detail. The good thing is, neither one is going anywhere.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The other interesting thing about this counterstamped coin is the old original &quot;WA&quot; stamp. It definitely predates the other two, but is nearly impossible to attribute. There are a few initial stamps like this in Brunk, but they&#039;re not the same style. Thanks for your comments guys.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bruce[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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