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jgettings00 Valued Member United States 149 Posts	Posted 03/05/2013 02:59 am This is one of the very first coins that got me into collecting. I got this with a few others due to a service I completed, back when I knew nothing of coins and just thought a dime from 1841 was pretty cool. Anyway, I've always liked this dime but I never liked that little indentation in the middle. Just now I was looking at it and wondering if it could be a counterstamp, I've never thought of it before. It doesn't seem to have any real defined shape but it looks more like a clean punch than anything to me. Also the wear on the back leads me to believe it was punched a long time ago, it left a raised area on the reverse, and was more susceptible to wear. What do you guys think? Report this Post to the Staff

supgog Pillar of the Community Israel 2420 Posts	Posted 03/05/2013 04:06 am Looks to me like it just got a hit on the obverse. Report this Post to the Staff
mds308 Pillar of the Community United States 1721 Posts	Posted 03/05/2013 06:46 am Not sure about the pattern of the stamp. For the most part: Counter stamp = PMD Report this Post to the Staff
Andrew289 Valued Member United States 470 Posts	Posted 03/05/2013 11:02 am Not a counterstamp Report this Post to the Staff
mds308 Pillar of the Community United States 1721 Posts	Posted 03/05/2013 12:11 pm Just another casualty of circulation. From a distance it looks like an F_ (F with an underscore). Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 03/05/2013 12:58 pm I think counterstamp and damage is the same thing but I think this is just basically just damage without ever being a counterstamp Report this Post to the Staff
coinsandcoins32 Valued Member United States 159 Posts	Posted 03/05/2013 3:27 pm I think this coo just suffered a strong obverse hit. Not a counterstamp. Report this Post to the Staff
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