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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BRandM, post: 1277191, member: 22729&quot;]You&#039;re right Chris, once a coin is privately counterstamped it becomes a token and not collectible to most coin collectors. Of course there are those of us who collect counterstamps, but by the time it&#039;s been stamped it becomes a whole different &quot;animal&quot;. That&#039;s the reason the stamp itself (condition, style, provenance, etc.) is more important to us than the coin is, though not completely. Counterstamps on gold coins are rare and very valuable. Likewise, stamped silver coins (especially Half Dollars and Silver Dollars) generally bring a premium over copper pieces. An &quot;official&quot; stamp of some sort, generally called a countermark, will retain it&#039;s interest to most coin collectors like you say.</p><p>By the way Chris, if you want to sell that &quot;Abdullah&#039;s Used Camel Tent&quot; counterstamp PM me.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bruce[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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