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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;exonumia, post: 1013246, member: 27599&quot;]<b>Countermarks: Obverse and Reverse</b></p><p><br /></p><p><i>what&#039;s considered the obverse or reverse of a counterstamp. I understand that the obverse is always the side on which the stamp is punched (correct??), but if both sides are stamped, then what? Is the actual obverse of the coin considered the obverse of what now has become a token after the counterstamp is applied, or is it handled differently? I have a number of pieces where both sides are stamped, and have generally considered the obverse the side that displays the most important information (name, company, date etc.), or in some instances, the most information.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Well, frankly, it is not fixed in stone, if you have a c/m on both sides.&nbsp; Generally Brunk will list the piece under both merchants.&nbsp; Generally I consider the Obv. to be the side with the most info, or the side with the well-known merchant.&nbsp; The Obverse of the TOKEN is now the side with the c/m, regardless of which side of the Coin is the obverse.&nbsp; There is only confusion where there is a c/m on both sides.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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