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chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 12/31/2017 06:14 am Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 12/31/2017 09:20 am Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 01/02/2018 08:49 am Engraved, not stamped, Boy Scout couonterstamp: Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 01/02/2018 09:26 am Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4421 Posts	Posted 01/02/2018 09:58 am It seems that a large majority of Americans who counterstamped nineteenth century coins were closely affiliated with some Masonic order. I know this to be a fact, having studied issuers of many hundreds of attributed counterstamps. These men typically pursued some form of metal working, be it a toolmaker, gunsmith, silversmith, blacksmith, machinist, inventor, etc. I've long wondered if the skill needed to make a personalized stamp was somehow developed as a rite of passage for perhaps a higher degree Mason? Does anyone know or have any thoughts on this? Below are some Masonic maverick counterstamps on different denomination coins .... Edited by ExoGuy 01/02/2018 10:10 am Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189673 Posts	Posted 01/02/2018 10:19 am Some nice additions from both of you. 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
Mayflower2020 Pillar of the Community United States 624 Posts	Posted 01/02/2018 3:56 pm For our wedding this past year, a friend counter stamped this Massachusetts State Quarter with our names on either side. It is in the event of a debate or disagreement where we are at a stand still the coin can be flipped to decide the victor. A very thoughtful, personalized gift. Edited by Mayflower2020 01/02/2018 3:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff
scopru Pillar of the Community United States 5029 Posts	Posted 01/02/2018 4:13 pm Very creative gift. Edited by scopru 01/02/2018 4:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189673 Posts	Posted 01/02/2018 5:49 pm I really like that idea! 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
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 01/03/2018 08:33 am Quote: Below are some Masonic maverick counterstamps on different denomination coins .... ExoGuy, Those Masonic counterstamps are spectacular. As far as having any the information you were asking about, I don`t. Just wanted to thank you for sharing those fantastic specimens. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 01/03/2018 08:36 am Quote: A very thoughtful, personalized gift. Mayflower2020, That is a really cool gift idea. Also keeping the art of counterstamping alive. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 01/03/2018 08:48 am A smaller Boy Scouting Stamp: Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Edited by chafemasterj 01/03/2018 08:54 am Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 01/03/2018 09:02 am Boy Scout 1st Class Stamp: Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4421 Posts	Posted 01/03/2018 09:03 am Quote: Just wanted to thank you for sharing those fantastic specimens. Thanks, Chafemasterj. My pleasure. While these Masonic counterstamps will forever remain mavericks, they're telling of the times, mid-late 1800's. America was full of creative machinists and inventors, eager to patent some device or another. They often worked in tandem, hoping to strike it rich in the process. Sometimes, a Masonic symbol is accompanied by a name and attributable as such. Here's one such piece, a logo stamp, on a quarter ... Here are my database notes (pardon the cap letters): THE DAVISTOWN MUSEUM HAS A PLANE MADE BY CHARLES A. SPEAR THAT ALSO HAS A MASONIC SYMBOL THEREON (080704T1 Razee plane). THESE RAZEE PLANES WERE USED BY SHIPBUILDERS. THIS MAY WELL BE CHARLES ADRIAN SPEAR WHO MARRIED HARRIET MURDOCK IN HALLOWELL, MAINE IN 1856. BORN 1831, HE WAS FROM GARDINER AND DIED IN 1886 IN SOMMERVILLE, MASS. ORIGINALLY A PLANE/TOOL MAKER, HE LASTLY APPEARS IN THE 1881 SOMMERVILLE DIRECTORY AS A GAS FITTER. Edited by ExoGuy 01/03/2018 09:06 am Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 01/03/2018 11:13 am Quote: .while these will remain mavericks. Sorry if I paraphrased. What does it mean if it is a maverick? Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
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