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Bedrock of the Community
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If you can find a historical documented linking to the counter stamp, the coin would have a lot more numismatic interest.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
If you can find a historical documented linking to the counter stamp, the coin would have a lot more numismatic interest.
'Oli of Ice' suggests camphor oil skin rub, to my way of thinking. Vicks Vapor Rub would be a more modern equivalent.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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If you can find a historical documented linking to the counter stamp, the coin would have a lot more numismatic interest. I thoroughly agree and endeavor to do that with every article I write or counterstamp post that I make. If you check out my other postings, you can find many ads and pics of products. Oftentimes, I've acquired a silversmith's spoon with a matching hallmark, a knife with a matching maker's mark or a daguerreotype with a matching stamp on the casing. I can't afford to buy all the early guns, so I settle for pics of those.  I do have one of Goodwin's news ads that cites a pair of his other products. The OIL: OF ICE is not mentioned therein. I post that ad with examples of his other counterstamps. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Edited by captainrich
10/26/2021 10:07 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I like it, and a deuce of course, I haven't seen that counterstamp before, really neat.
"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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I like it, and a deuce of course, I haven't seen that counterstamp before, really neat. @ Westcoin .... I thought you might chime in on this "deuce" as you lovingly call it. The uncommonly seen host bearing this c/s was my incentive to acquire it. @ CaptainRich .... Great examples, you've got. I've long admired your avatar!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very interesting, thanks for sharing.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I found a bit of info here, which you're probably already aware of. https://www.worthpoint.com/worthope...ce-453353596Quote:
It's likely his OIL OF ICE was a camphor in glycerin concoction. This information came from a 1928 Saturday Evening Post that mentioned "old Charles Goodwin invented Goodwins Grand Grease Juice and Goodwins oil of ice..." I tried looking for the 1928 mention but their archives require a subscription. This would appear to be his headstone in the Exeter NH cemetery. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial...enry-goodwin |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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This would appear to be his headstone in the Exeter NH cemetery. It's strange that his grave stone doesn't show his date of birth, but does mention that he lived for 67 years, 6 months and 2 days. From that information, I guess a mathematician could figure out his date of birth by counting backward -- including leap year days of course.  |
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It's strange that his grave stone doesn't show his date of birth, but does mention that he lived for 67 years, 6 months and 2 days. From that information, I guess a mathematician could figure out his date of birth by counting backward Maybe they wanted visitors to exercise their grey matter? |
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@ kbbpll .... Thanks for the headstone. I've often included pics of them in my c/s articles. I hadn't yet gotten around to looking for Goodwin's. His G.G.G. & G.G.G.G. which I have on a variety of host coins will be the subject of my next post. Stay tuned! BTW, kbbpll, you seem to have the making of a diehard c/s collector, like CaptainRich & me. Quote:
Maybe they wanted visitors to exercise their grey matter? Hey jbuck .... Do you stay a-WAKE at night, thinking uo comments like this?  Edited by ExoGuy
10/28/2021 2:32 pm
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Hey jbuck .... Do you stay a-WAKE at night, thinking uo comments like this?  I will be here all week! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have no idea if that's the same Charles H. Goodwin as the counterstamp but Exeter and the timing lines up. It actually says 67 years, 5 months and 2 days. The math is wrong then for that birth date May 15 1829. Adding 67 years gives you May 15, 1896, but from there adding 5 months would be October 15, then plus 2 days October 17, 1896. I can't figure a way to get Nov 2 1896 out of that. Does it matter? No. I just like digging into this stuff when I'm bored, which is a lot. Quote:
I will be here all week! Don't forget to tip your servers. Edited by kbbpll
10/28/2021 3:25 pm
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Don't forget to tip your servers. We need to keep our servers level or they will leak data.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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This is such a great thread.  |
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