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I like coins with character and saw this one as I was traveling through Montana. Does anyone have any ideas as to why it would be stamped? Thanks for any input!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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 to the CCF Just one of thousands of counterstamped coins out there. The reason will probably never be known unless you were there at the time.
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Bedrock of the Community
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 to the CCF!
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Interesting, was it the mint that stamped it? thank you for your replies.
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Bedrock of the Community
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It is a counter stamped coin after it left the mint. John1 
( I'm no pro, it's just my humble opinion )
Searched 6.5 +/- Million Cents Since 1971
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to the Community!
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Pillar of the Community
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Could be as simple as somebody testing their punches (i.e. messing around). I note that the second 8 appears to be upside-down and the 3 is a different font size. I believe equipment, tools, etc were commonly punched with letters/numbers for tracking back then.
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Welcome to the community.
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Very interesting kbbpll, I'm happy to own the coin! Thanks, JTCC, happy to be here
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Pillar of the Community
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There is a market for some countermarked coins. Some business, for example, would mark coins as to make tokens of sorts with their initials of even full name. If they can be identifiable to a place / person / event etc, there is a niche market that chases these and there can be a premium. Another form of this are the chopmarked coins like Spanish Colonial 8 Reales and US Trade dollars with Chinese character marks. These can also be collectable. Either way, its form of "post mint damage"; its just that in these cases where the mark is more identifiable, the market sometimes views the marks more as a part of the coins history and travels and not just damage. In your case, if unable to identify the mark, the market may view the coins simply as damaged, albeit interesting damage, and the value of the piece might be as "cull", and the value is really just its silver content with a small " Morgan dollar Premium" of a few bucks. Being found in Montana, any chance its a CC, Carson City minted dollar? Those carry a premium. (You didn't show the reverse, so I have to ask.) My hoard of '82s is up to 241! 218 BC x 1, 118 BC x 3, 18 BC x 1, 82 x 1, 182 x 1, 282 x 2, 382 x 1, 582 x 2, 682 x 1, 782 x 2, 882 x 1, 982 x 4, 1082 x 1 1182 x 8, 1282 x 2, 1382 x 1, 1482 x 6, 1582 x 13, 1682 x 17, 1782 x 60, 1882 x 68, 1982 x 45
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12/01/2022 9:14 pm
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Was kinda wondering the same thing...?
Any chance you can give us a pic of the reverse...?
Thanks for sharing!
smat
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Its my new luck (so far not seeing the luck) coin. I keep it in my pocket. Here is the back, I do believe there is unsuaul about it.....? Love all the feedback and information, thank you!!  |
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This has the little O under the eagle for New Orleans. Unfortunately, a well worn 1883-O is considered a common. Its the type of coin a dealer would have in a bin and sold as a commodity for silver+a few bucks, maybe at around $30, plus or minus a couple bucks. Unless the countermark can be attributed, this is worth a little less than that as a cull IMO.
My hoard of '82s is up to 241! 218 BC x 1, 118 BC x 3, 18 BC x 1, 82 x 1, 182 x 1, 282 x 2, 382 x 1, 582 x 2, 682 x 1, 782 x 2, 882 x 1, 982 x 4, 1082 x 1 1182 x 8, 1282 x 2, 1382 x 1, 1482 x 6, 1582 x 13, 1682 x 17, 1782 x 60, 1882 x 68, 1982 x 45
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I paid $30, luckily it was purchased because I like the character. Thanks!
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