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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jgenn, post: 24583735, member: 78525&quot;]Think about why coins are countermarked. Clearly there was no need in Great Britain in the late 19th century to countermark their own issues. And what nation would need to countermark a copper coin from a country so widely known as Great Britain? It&#039;s not like it&#039;s silver or gold where you need to accept it based on its precious metal content. Was there someplace that placed such value on copper?</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: Oh, I suppose if a currency valuation was changed then any circulating tokens might be stamped to show that they conform to the new standard but that would typically be an official decree and leave behind some historical evidence.&nbsp; Without other examples to match to, this is likely an obscure merchant stamp used for some forgotten reason.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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