2002 $1 Year Of The Outback Counterstamped Coins

Bit sad that no one could shed some light on this. Anyway I have tried to do some research and my conclusion is that there is only one variety of each counterstamped or mintmarked 2002 $1 year of the Outback coin.
Recent sales on ebay and most other coins still for sale suggest that the real value of those coins is in line with the lower values listed in both McDonald's and Rennicks. I don't know where Rennicks get their $120/195 values for the "S" counterstamped coin from. I assume that it is an error.

Interesting though there is at least one dealer is asking for over $200 for an "S" counterstamped coin. I would expect that dealers know the real value of the coins they offer for sale. Maybe relying on dodgy listings in 'trusted' catalogues to inflate the price? Hmmm?

I have collected one as an 'extra' in a bulk lot of carded coins in an auction, pic attached. Can anyone tell me whether it is the $6 version or the higher value one? I am confident that it is $6 at best.

Very interesting.

I only have older catalogues (2009-2011)and they show the counter-stamped 2002 coin worth $6-$7 dollars
So unless something has happened in demand recently cannot understand why this coin would be worth more

Perhaps some kind of hype on this coin? None that I can directly see

Could be a simply case of price high - sell low

Thank you Mr Cruise for that info and links. That helps shed a little more light on things.

As far as I can work out from my research and the various bits of information that I have been provided with, the counterstamped 2002 coins were ALL counterstamped on a mobile press at Agricultural shows and ANDA shows. I cannot find any evidence of the coins being sold in anything other than the "RAM folder". That would mean the 2002 $1 Year of the Outback Counterstamped Coins only differ based on where (Ag show or ANDA show) they were counterstamped. Why there are different values quoted for them is a mystery to me - maybe a sort of "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" sort of thing? A brief review of sold prices on ebay shows coins being sold for a few dollars each which correlates with the lower values quoted in both McDonalds and Renniks. I suspect that the higher values quoted are erroneous.

It seems as though coins counterstamped from 2003 (or maybe 2004?) were counterstamped at the RAM with some extra coins being counterstamped at the Ag and ANDA shows. That means there are two different varieties of such coins due to the differences in the pressures used to create the counterstamp. The values quoted in both catalogues show a slightly higher value for the coins stamped on the mobile press - presumably due to fewer coins being stamped that way?

If any conclusion I have drawn above is incorrect or if anyone has anything else to add, please add your comments. Thank you very much to all who took an interest and provided input. I appreciate your time and effort and thank you for your help. Happy collecting.