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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1276655, member: 26302&quot;]Great answer, of course.</p><p><br /></p><p>Counterstamps are a real grey area of numismatics. To me, if a government counterstamps then its a new coin, and collectible by coin collectors. If a private party counterstamps, then its simply PMD and really only collectible by those who specialize in what or who counterstamped it, and the underlying coin loses almost all collector value.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your coins will be collectible to Masonic collectors, but not coin collectors. I do have ancient Roman and Sassanid coins counterstamped by other cultures to retariff a coin. If the hepthalites counterstamp a Sassanid one to retariff it for trade, to me that is a new coin. If &quot;Abdullah&#039;s Used Camel Tent&quot; counterstamps a Sassanid coin for advertising, its PMD and not a collectible coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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