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JohnFluharty New Member United States 26 Posts	Posted 06/21/2016 10:48 pm This is the second of two oddball pennies that I cannot find any information on. Any insight or even speculation would be greatly appreciated. 1969 was the moon landing, obviously. A novelty from a fair, perhaps? Sorry about the lighting; I am not very good at this. :) Report this Post to the Staff

n9jig Pillar of the Community United States 1007 Posts	Posted 06/21/2016 11:38 pm It is called a Counterstrike. Someone took a penny and added the crescent moon strike. While an interesting subset of the collector hobby it holds no real numismatic value. Report this Post to the Staff
JohnFluharty New Member United States 26 Posts	Posted 06/22/2016 07:15 am Thanks n9jig. I was thinking it added no value and likely removed any inherent value. I think both of these oddies are cool. I was just wondering if they were part of some large, known event or a smaller, let known event. Report this Post to the Staff
n9jig Pillar of the Community United States 1007 Posts	Posted 06/22/2016 09:40 am There are a wide variety of counterstamps out there and they pop up in circulation from time to time. I usually save them and put them in my "Everything Else" book. As a coin the value is usually just whatever the melt is but as an interesting specimen they are right up there with the better things. I usually invent some wild back story for the ones I find, usually way more interesting than the real story... Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 197031 Posts	Posted 06/22/2016 10:57 am Nice counterstamp, JohnFluharty. We have a thread dedicated to them... https://goccf.com/t/126486 Take a look and feel free to add yours. 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
Steele Pillar of the Community United States 1119 Posts	Posted 06/23/2016 4:13 pm When done on an otherwise unremarkable cent some counterstamps can add value. someone on ebay who collects counterstamped Lincoln cents might pay a little bit for it. not an offer to buy I would probably pay around .50 for the moon and around a buck for the bunny just for the novelty. Report this Post to the Staff
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