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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. Edited by chafemasterj
03/12/2025 08:12 am
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CORNHOLE counter stamp...  Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 |
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CORNHOLE counter stamp... Nice! 
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1956 LWC with repousse stamp of Lincoln coming out of the coin...  Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 |
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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.  Edited by chafemasterj
03/13/2025 07:41 am
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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! 
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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
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Nice counterstamped coins, chafemasterj!
Errers and Varietys.
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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 |
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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/303507Edited by chafemasterj
03/14/2025 08:16 am
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Nice one, chafemasterj.
Errers and Varietys.
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Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 |
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Nice one, chafemasterj. Errers and Varietys.
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