Post Your Counterstamped Coins

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I love every counterstamp on this thread!!! My main intrest in U.S.Coinage is exonumia,Do not get it backward's i'm a huge fan of ALL U.S.Currency&coinage that said here are a few "local"counterstamp's of mine.One is concidered a CWT(Civil War Token)and is supposed to be the only Erie,PA.Merchant that issued CWT's...W.Bell(PA-360-A 1 D),The other's are a 1973 penny w/state&city.Then the 64 nickle which i found in change that has a keystone and a P inside.With the pic's this is obvious! What a great thread,And i hope more will follow!!! HAPPY HUNTING!!!

 

Your Bell's piece is a nice one Because of the small and shallow cut of the lettering, these pieces sometimes show only partial legends. You would probably get about $100 for it if you sold it on eBay. Maybe more because it's also considered a CWT.

The one with the outline of Pennsylvania is common, but I've never seen an example of one with a city stamped on it. The "P" in a keystone would be a Pennsylvania issue as the state is known as the Keystone State. It looks like an official stamp used to mark state property or something else. Nice stuff ddollard.

Bruce

 

Found this in an old cookie jar with a bunch of IHCs when clearing out a deceased relatives house

 

Remembered I had this one as well

 

Thank's Bruce!!! My main intrest is Erie,PA.,The penny was done for a local event in 73...Like i said the nickle was found in change but a friend who worked on P.R.R. said alot of tool's were marked with the keystone,My home state!

 

Thanks for the info, D.

Bruce

 

To revive this thread:


rev: I.B.B.

 

There's an "I.B.B." counterstamp known, Frank, but I'm not sure yours is the same one.

Isaac B. Burbbayge from St. Louis was involved a number of businesses from 1839 until the early 1860s. He had a news agency, manufactured tin and copper ware with a man named Keller, and sold slaves. The two stamps that were issued by him read "I.B.B. / St. Louis /Mo." and "I.B.B. / (star)." The first is from a prepared punch, unlike yours. I haven't seen an example of the second, so don't know for sure. Brunk thinks it may have been used to stamp his metal ware, as the style is similar to those used in that trade.

Although yours has a star like design on the obverse, it's more likely a tool mark. The same design is often seen on a variety of issues. I don't know what it represents, nor do any other collectors I correspond with.

Since this set of initials is very unusual, you may have a Burbbayge stamp. No way to tell for sure, but still a neat piece. Thanks for posting it, Frank.

Bruce

 

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Nice old American primitive, chromerunner. There are a lot of these old style stamps around, but nearly all of them are unattributed. The poor workmanship is appealing in an odd sort of way, at least to me. I would think this coin was stamped sometime prior to 1840. Great piece!

Bruce

 

Many thanks for the info.

 

What a great counterstamp and fascinating history. Thanks for sharing!

 

Any thoughts on this one , how to store it? Value?

 

Nice one, Bruce @BRandM will be along soon to help out.

he is the official go-to-guy for these.

 

That's a nice counterstamp, AkFlip. It was issued by either Samuel Simpson, or his son Samuel L, both blacksmiths in Easton, Mass. The father was born in 1806 and his son in 1831, so the stamp was probably struck by the son. He was still listed in the 1870 issue of the Bristol County Directory.

Your coin is only the second known example, the other being on an 1846 Large Cent. There's a second variety with the caption "S. Simpson / Easton / Mass." known only on an 1850 Large Cent.

You can store it like any other good coin. I'd put it in a 2x2 archival plastic flip with a paper insert. I would say a fair value for it would be $50 to $75, maybe a bit more. Thanks for posting it.

Bruce

 

Thank you, Bruce

 

Bruce is the man!

 

Cousin Brucie (who here [metro NY] remembers him?) to the rescue.......

 

I'm a day younger than dirt, Greenie, so I do remember him. <lol>

Bruce