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vince1977 Pillar of the Community Netherlands 847 Posts	Posted 05/11/2023 05:51 am Hi All, In my collection I have an interesting piece. It has a dutch? countermark on it commemorating the relations between the Netherlands and the United States. I try to figure out how many are made with this mark? Does anyone happens to know this countermark over here * Edited by Staff to Add Year to Title. It's very important to have in the title. * Report this Post to the Staff

ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19193 Posts	Posted 05/11/2023 07:35 am Haven't seen this one. Others can weigh-in. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 97062 Posts	Posted 05/11/2023 08:20 am Same here, never seen this one before. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/11/2023 09:15 am Very cool, thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189142 Posts	Posted 05/11/2023 10:06 am Very interesting example. The mark is just a counterstamp. Most likely applied by a private entity and sold as a souvenir. You can see more examples in these two topics: http://goccf.com/t/126486 http://goccf.com/t/303507 Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Eligius Valued Member Netherlands 176 Posts	Posted 05/11/2023 1:04 pm Indeed a private counterstamp. I do not know who made these or the quantity issued. It is interesting that this coin has a pendant, a Dutch coin, commemorating the same event, but issued with an American Eagle stamp. One such coin is offered for sale here: https://www.david-coin.com/webshop/...erika-detail The illustration below is copied from this website. Report this Post to the Staff
vince1977 Pillar of the Community Netherlands 847 Posts	Posted 05/11/2023 1:31 pm I like the one with the dutch coin, thanks for sharing. Thank you all for these comments. So likely a souvenir of some kind. It is interesting to see that it happens more often. I knew the masonic stamp on the one pennies. However on dutch coins I have not seend them before. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 97062 Posts	Posted 05/11/2023 1:34 pm yeah, a souvenir coin someone stamped. (If I were to do that - I would have gotten a 1982 half dollar coin though) Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Cointree Valued Member United States 449 Posts	Posted 05/11/2023 2:07 pm Fun Fact: John Adams spent time in the Netherlands and in 1782 signed the Dutch-American Treaty of Amity and Commerce. The Netherlands was the second country to recognize American independence after France. Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15469 Posts	Posted 05/11/2023 2:48 pm Interesting counterstamp. JSYK - the base coin was minted in Denver and appears to be in mid-AU condition. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
Freespeech57 Pillar of the Community United States 620 Posts	Posted 05/11/2023 4:29 pm Can't shed any light, but sure is a nice piece. Report this Post to the Staff
AllSeasons Valued Member United States 397 Posts	Posted 06/01/2023 03:18 am I can see why you would think this is Dutch. For non-coin silver items, Dutch hallmarks use the lion rampant quite a bit, though they're right facing instead of left facing, which is more indicative of the British Isles. However, the English lion is not leaping, so there is a difference. The most similar one is from Glasgow, Scotland. You can see the images below. I know this is a coin, not a silverware item, but I'm just having a little fun here :-) Dutch: Source: https://www.silvercollection.it/DIC...ERLANDS.HTML Scottish: Source: https://www.925-1000.com/british_marks.html If this mark were real, it would be overstating the purity a bit (92.5% instead of 90%). Edited by AllSeasons 06/01/2023 03:20 am Report this Post to the Staff
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