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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Who dunnit and why? The date 11-19-69 is the date of Apollo 12 moon landing. In the left field just above the letter L in Liberty appears to be the letter S or maybe the number 6. Any premium to this coin other than the copper content or just a curiosity piece? Dug this one last year but missed the oddity first time around sorting.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2130 Posts |
No real premium. But most definitely a conversation piece.
I have a friend that collects these. Are you posting to sell?
Edited by chris12018
10/17/2011 8:07 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10635 Posts |
Sorta hard to miss all that! A quite involved counterstamp. I am sure there are those here that collect them, although I don't think they go for more than a few bucks. I kinda like it!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have a few counter stamps. Love em. Shows what kind of era we came from
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Valued Member
United States
297 Posts |
I would have thought they would have at least gotten (is that a real word?) a 1969 cent to do that to.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3755 Posts |
I like that. Would love to find one.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
781 Posts |
Dig that one! I would to find one like that. I've only pulled one counterstamp in about 5 years of roll hunting
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I found the Apollo 13 one, I'd love to collect the set.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1510 Posts |
very cool never seen one of those
Retired USAF 1983-2003
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10635 Posts |
Cool, Captain! Yours looks like it was made from the same person that made Sidekicks! I wonder if there are more in this set?  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The "6" over the L in LIBERTY is just damage.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I assume some sort of tourist-trap place somewhere had a machine that makes them sorta like elongated penny machines, or a NASA museum, or Cape Canaveral or something. I've tried to research them, but without finding out much.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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There used to be a Gumball Machine where I grew up that had various themed counterstamped cents in it. The themes would cha ge from time to time. What a racket though....nickel in, penny out. Wish I thought of it :-) |
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United States
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The unidentified mark above the L in LIBERTY, I'm fairly certain is there to give balance to the counter stamp die during the strike.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It's just man-made P.M.D. (post mint damage) for a lot of folks.Others do collect these counter-stamps as a novelty kind of thing....that's just "neat". I don't avidly collect them.......or "seek" them out. But as I Cent roll search over the years, I've come across a nice half a dozen or so. And I always keep every single one. I've found "counter-stamps" on Kennedy halves too......while "Silver huntin'". I'm still waiting to find a Mason symbol on a Lincoln ! Those seem to be everywhere except "my" coin table ! ....... 
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10/18/2011 1:49 pm
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United States
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thats kinda cool I just found a 69-D with a counterstamp of kennedy facing lincoln yesterday I thought it was wierd at first but its kinda cool
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Posted 10/17/2011 8:33 pm
