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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2448790, member: 24314&quot;][USER=79368]@Barry Murphy[/USER] </p><p><br /></p><p>In case you did not see my other post: Congratulations on your new position.&nbsp; After a few months, I believe you&#039;ll agree that working at NGC is more fun than being a dealer as well as more of a numismatic challenge (in a good way)</p><p><br /></p><p>No disrespect <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie87" alt=":sorry:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />, but I don&#039;t understand the &quot;countermark&quot; part of your post.&nbsp; <span style="color: #b35900">IMO, the characters/symbol under the goats is RAISED on the coin and is part of the original design. </span> Therefore it was &quot;punched&quot; into the die just as the mark on the coin under the goats in post#22.&nbsp; It&#039;s my under standing that a &quot;countermark&quot; is punched into the struck piece and is into the struck coin&#039;s surface.&nbsp; I think much more research on the &quot;monogram&quot; is called for as the OP&#039;s coin may be worth $$$ to a specialist.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve already confessed to being ignorant about ancients so am I blind or just crazy? </p><p><br /></p><p>Looking forward to a reply.&nbsp; Hope your answer is the former <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie18" alt=":bag:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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