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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BRandM, post: 1492873, member: 22729&quot;][ATTACH]190394.vB[/ATTACH],[ATTACH]190394.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>Well, I finally had my consultation with Dr. Darby.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; I&#039;ve wanted one of these counterstamps for sometime and finally found a nice one to bid on in Steve Hayden&#039;s last auction.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are about 35 or 40 examples of his counterstamp documented, most of them on 2-Reales like mine. Ralph H. Darby was both a Boston apothecary and physician in the 1850&#039;s but didn&#039;t seem to practice for more than a few years, at least in that city. He had offices at 91 Broad St. and the corner of Fleet and Moon between 1850 and 1858 when he disappeared from Boston directories. He did some advertising in local city papers, but not after 1855. I believe he lived into the 1870&#039;s but I couldn&#039;t locate anymore information on him. Greg Brunk notes in his listing that many of Darby&#039;s stamps are doublestruck although mine isn&#039;t. This is the first one I&#039;ve personally been able to examine. There is an odd series of markings on the left side of the host coin. Hayden says they appear to be some sort of design counterstamp. I agree but can&#039;t really tell what they represent, if anything. Comments are welcomed. Thanks for looking.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bruce[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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