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I wonder if that cent was done for a wedding? I agree, a wedding makes sense. |
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I would describe 5hat "wedding one better here. My thinking is that a coin collector had it commissioned and lost his pocket piece that means so much to him. So it's not a stretch he might use keywords and the date to try and see if it's on a forum like this or for sale. Heck Id also put it on ebay with a high price and keywords in the title to see if you get an email from the original owner. I bet someone is very sad/upset right now |
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Thank you for sharing that here. No problem! Thanks for steering me to this thread, very interesting. Now I have to start at the OP and read it all. |
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Oh mommy ...  ...I love that Case Knife cs ! Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Thanks, 52Raymo ... I expect that a Case knife collector would love to own one of these. Here's another neat cutlery counterstamp. Interestingly the dollar's date, 1882, was the year that this western NY company, Cattaraugus Cutlery, commenced business. Last year, I saw an 1891 nickel with this same counterstamp sell for over $700 on ebay. Those high bids left mine in the dust.   Edited by ExoGuy
08/12/2015 8:59 pm
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The cutlery marks are very cool! I'd love to find one in circulation.
I've found several counter-stamped cents which are mainly of the gift shop nature. And I've found a few nickels, all of which have NRA stamped above the Monticello. I've found 5 so far since getting back into CRH.
I enjoy seeing those old counterstamped coins too! Makes me wonder when and who did it. Tinkerers like us I suppose...just from an era or two ago.
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I have some cutler counterstamps dating back to the early 1800's, makers of swords and Bowie knives. I tend to prefer the gunsmith and silversmith marks though. I find them more often, so that may be why those get more of my attention.
I'm not acquainted with any modern cutlery marks. I suppose it's not inconceivable that one could be found in circulation. I'd not pay much for a modern one though. I prefer counterstamps that are early and historic.
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08/12/2015 10:43 pm
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No problem! Thanks for steering me to this thread, very interesting. Now I have to start at the OP and read it all. I hoped you might like it.  |
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I hoped you might like it Oh I liked it, I liked it a lot, thanks a bunch jbuck ...now you got me searching ebay for counterstamped coins. The wife is already nagging me about the recent Proof Ike purchases, and now this ...  |
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I didn't even realize that couterstamps had their own following until stumbling upon this thread. I have one that I know of, I'd have to search through thousands of coins to see if I have more but this one is the first V nickel I ever bought and I remembered having it for that reason. Does anyone know what this stamp means? I've always wondered.  |
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Welcome to the CCF, Briancoin.
Thai looks like a Maltese Cross of sorts. Until this pictorial can be matched to some product line, it would appear to be a maverick. Another pictorial cross like this may perhaps appear with a company name on another coin. If you find counterstamps interesting, you might look to borrow or buy books by Rulau and Brunk.
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i found this one recently and have been trying to find some information on its history or atleast the names history  what do you guys think? can anyone shed some light?  |
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Welcome to the CCF, ali-k26.
Whenever posing pics of counterstamps, it's advisable to orient the pic for a reader to comfortably view the stamp as opposed to the host coin. In this case, your pic is best rotated a quarter-turn, clock-wise.
Some letters are too weak for me to discern. Can you tell me the name or at least the readable letters with the number of spaces between? I actually managed to solve a similar mystery this past year and ID an early, Philadelphia watchmaker in the process.
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thanks for the tip the name read "W. L. Dodge" exactly as I wrote it thanks for the help |
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