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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;saltysam-1, post: 1654239, member: 23368&quot;]A possible attribution would be to a gentleman called George W. Collins a daguerrian (photographer) during this time. He operated his trade out of Urbana Illinois. Another person who stamped his initials on coinage was G. W. Chapin, an arms inspector. People did this as a way of advertising their business in an area, much like a token did. Since half cents were given out in change more often, merchants stamp them more often. Eventually these coins wandered out of their trade area and the origins became vague. There is another person, G. W. Capron, but I&#039;m not sure what he dealt in. Unless you can match the type to a document with their name on it, or some other example, it is impossible to attribute these counterstamps accurately.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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