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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BRandM, post: 3053873, member: 22729&quot;]The styles of the letters are similar, Barb, but there are some major differences. A die-struck token and a counterstamped one are two different things. The dies used to strike the tokens here are crudely cut, while the letters on your coin are nicely executed. Definitely two different makers. As crude as the plantation tokens are, they were likely struck with what we call a &quot;prepared punch&quot; (all devices on a single punch). The &quot;WP&quot; on your coin was applied using individual punches, as evidenced by the slight misalignment of the letters.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;The denominations are different too. The tokens show values of 6 1/4, 12 1/2 cents, etc., while your piece would have to be valued at one cent as there&#039;s no indication that a higher value was intended. That&#039;s a small amount for the time period.</p><p><br /></p><p>While the time period of both are consistent...1870s, etc. I don&#039;t see anything that indicates they were used as plantation tokens. There are thousands of initials-only counterstamps out there, issued for any number of reasons, and yours is probably one of them. I checked as many references as I could, but found very little on these pieces. I did come upon a blog that you might want to check out though. It&#039;s called <i>The Hawaiiana Numismatist </i>so you might want to make some inquiries there. Apparently, it deals with all things Hawaiian in coins, tokens, etc. </p><p><br /></p><p>Let me know if anything comes from it, Barb. I&#039;ll keep looking on this end, and will let you know if I come across anything. Good luck!</p><p><br /></p><p>Bruce[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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