Here are a few of my favorite arrows & rays coins ...
Isaac B. Burbbayge used counterstamped coins and newspaper ads to promote his business. Among other services, he was a slave dealer. He died in 1859. Here's one of his counterstamped quarters ...



James M. Taylor was a money exchange broker with offices in NY City and Brooklyn, during the 1850's. He later went into real estate dealings. Here's one of his counterstamped half dollars ...


Counterstamped coins, although not pretty, often tell where they've been, who once held them and what purpose they served.