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Message:: [QUOTE="BRandM, post: 1126607, member: 22729"][ATTACH]114132.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]114131.vB[/ATTACH] These are two new counterstamps I bought at the Burlington coin show I went to with 1066merlin. The "Pears' Soap" is a British stamp from a company that was founded in 1789 in London. In 1884, as an advertising gimmick, they counterstamped over 1/4 million mostly French coins and put them into circulation. Obviously, this is probably the most common stamp found on the market today. Pears' Soap was later bought out by Lever. The "PR" is unlisted in any reference, but I bought it because of the interesting style of lettering. This style, with horizontal lines, is contemporary to the 1880's or so, which means that it was probably issued years after the coin was minted. It's also a good diagnostic to remember if other counterstamps show up like this on older coins. If they can be attributed, then it might help in attributing this Flying Eagle Cent.  Bruce[/QUOTE]