A Running Thread Of Chafemasterj's Counterstamped Lincoln Cents. - Page 243

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chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 03/12/2025 08:10 am Thanks David. I believe that most of the contemporary stamps are made for general metal hobbyists or jewelry making. Some modern ones are custom made just for counter stamping pennies. I have one (which I'm not allowed to post on the forum due to its political nature) that I had custom made. In the 60s, 70s and 80s The Littleton Stamp and Coin Company sold a couple hundred different stamped Lincoln Cents to general collectors. The Yale Lock Company one I had just posted is an example of one where a stamp meant for something else (in this case a key) was struck on a Lincoln Cent. Generally before Littleton, stamps were made for the purpose of counter stamping. A great example of this are the Masonic counter stamps. I have several hundred unique stamps. I'm not sure if it was some rite of passage for a Mason to create their own or what. My attempts at learning about this have always been unsuccessful. I wish someone who is a Mason would enlighten me but I respect their secretive nature. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Edited by chafemasterj 03/12/2025 08:12 am Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 03/12/2025 08:15 am CORNHOLE counter stamp... Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189728 Posts	Posted 03/12/2025 11:39 am Quote: CORNHOLE counter stamp... Nice! 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
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 03/13/2025 06:14 am 1956 LWC with repousse stamp of Lincoln coming out of the coin... Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 03/13/2025 07:32 am Interesting error on behalf of The Littleton Stamp and Coin Company. Somehow an Alaska counter stamped cent was stamped a second time with an Aries zodiac counter stamp. With the number of coins that they were stamping in 1974 I'm surprised I haven't ran across this more often. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Edited by chafemasterj 03/13/2025 07:41 am Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189728 Posts	Posted 03/13/2025 11:21 am Quote: 1956 LWC with repousse stamp of Lincoln coming out of the coin... Nice example! Quote: nteresting error on behalf of The Littleton Stamp and Coin Company. Somehow an Alaska counter stamped cent was stamped a second time with an Aries zodiac counter stamp. With the number of coins that they were stamping in 1974 I'm surprised I haven't ran across this more often. Very interesting! 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
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 03/13/2025 7:00 pm Thanks JBuck. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25575 Posts	Posted 03/13/2025 10:42 pm Nice ones, chafemasterj! I like repousse coins and have a couple. Interesting that the error counterstamp wasn't tossed in the trash - perhaps they didn't notice it. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74915 Posts	Posted 03/14/2025 02:37 am Nice counterstamped coins, chafemasterj! Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 03/14/2025 07:13 am A 1936 LWC that has some engraving on it. On the obverse, above the date, there seems to be a date but it is so worn I can't read it. Been staring at it through my loupe and all I seem to get is 9.2.1 which appears to be gibberish. The reverse on the other hand has U.S.S. Salerno Bay CVE-110 engraved at the top. Here is some cool information on The USS Salerno Bay aircraft carrier... https://www.hullnumber.com/CVE-110 Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 03/14/2025 07:25 am Thanks Hondo and E&V. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 03/14/2025 08:15 am MOM in a heart counter stamp... Looks like the 1984 Zincoln already has some corrosion issues. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Edited by chafemasterj 03/14/2025 08:16 am Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74915 Posts	Posted 03/14/2025 10:06 pm Nice one, chafemasterj. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 03/15/2025 3:48 pm I really enjoy finding counter stamps on older coins that aren't either numbers or names. Even though this is not a Lincoln Cent I find it a great example of what I'm talking about. A horse head counter stamp on a 1939 Liberty Walking half dollar... 1939 horse racing news: https://thetwentiethcentury.blogspo...ing.html?m=1 Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74915 Posts	Posted 03/15/2025 10:09 pm Nice one, chafemasterj. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
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