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oih82 - Your quarter example is really nice!
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I don't know whether to be inspired or envious....or both
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I have sold all of mine.
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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 ...


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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 ...

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Counterstamped coins, although not pretty, often tell where they've been, who once held them and what purpose they served.
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Exoguy, your counterstamped coins never cease to amaze me.
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Thanks, Mike. I love the stories they tell of "down home" American history. I've been at it for thirty-plus years now, and new discoveries keep coming my way. I do still admire the pretty, unstamped coins though!
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Yummy!
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Great looking coin!
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