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Is that JFK on the 1973 penny? Yes it's Kennedy. Those were widely available during the mid 70's attached to a list of "coincedences" in the lives of Lincoln and JFK. (I got mine from a gum machine as well as the Liberty Bell and USA counterstamp shown by a different poster for a quarter each). Interesting enough I found a Kennedy half with a counterstamp of Lincoln not long ago roll searching. I gather it must have been sold with a list of coincedences also as it had very old glue stuck to the reverse. The cents with the states counterstamped on them were sold as a set. I was given one back in the mid 70's.  Edited by ratman4762
12/13/2009 2:24 pm
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United States
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I have a coin from Brazil that has a counter stamp. It is a 80 reis dated 1832 and counter stamped with a 40 that changed the value. Interesting that this method was used to change coin values in the early 1800's.
Interesting coin with much of the background provided CCF Moderator Sap.
I tried to unload a image but haven't mastered the process. Not a very good image anyway.
Jim
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United States
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How does one make a counterstamp/purchase one
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Pillar of the Community
 Mexico
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Ratman, I have seen a similar JFK in the past...for some reason I really like that one...it's like the two faces are looking at each other!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have one. I was going to post it, but I was beat to it.
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Pillar of the Community
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Here are pics of my present collection of Counter-Stamped Lincoln Cents. All were found in rolls and or $50.00 Bags of cents from the coin counting machine at my local bank. 1 Heart, 4 States, one Colonial/Patriotic Pic and one of Kennedy. Heart (Broken?)  West Virginia  Kansas  Michigan  New Jersey  Colonial/Patriotic  JFK  Edited by chuckster 125
12/13/2009 9:10 pm
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United States
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I have two JFK's stamped with XG
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Pillar of the Community
Mexico
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Chuckster, GREAT photos!!
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Pillar of the Community
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Just found this Virginia State counter stamp. What is the stamp above LIBERTY? Anything to do with the the State of Virginia?    |
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United States
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Here's a Half Cent counterstamped with G.F. on the obverse and W.W. on the reverse.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
Mexico
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Chuckster, looks like a crude version of the natural bridge. Honestly, I grew up in VA and would really like to see a 1985 version of that stamp. Not my birth year, but a significant year for me growing up in the blue ridge mountains.
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Thad, any chance that has to do with Masonic lodges or any of those "clubs"? That stamp looks familiar...and do my eyes decieve me or is the stamp raised with the strike coming from the other side? (vs the strike side making the stamp leaving the other side mostly intact)
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Bedrock of the Community
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Yea, that's a Masonic stamp for sure. It's raised up from punching the reverse very hard.
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