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gconn New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 04/02/2013 4:41 pm I have a 1970 Lincoln head penny counterstamped with the Boy Scout logo. It's encased in a cardboard sleeve, with the words: 'Scout 15' handwritten on the front, by someone. I'm very appreciative to learn from this site that counterstamps were used basically for advertising. Thus, the Boy Scout emblem. Does anyone happen to know anything more about this particular coin? I inherited it from my father, who passed away in 1999. Were these coins considered 'commemerative'? Or were they put into circulation? Why 1970? Were there other Boy Scout counterstamps? Thanks, gconn Report this Post to the Staff

Funny Money Valued Member United States 424 Posts	Posted 04/02/2013 4:54 pm My guess is that a scout troop got together and counterstamped the change they had...perhaps it was done in 1970 and those were the shiniest pennies they had? Edit... To say welcome Edited by Funny Money 04/02/2013 4:55 pm Report this Post to the Staff
DrDon Pillar of the Community United States 2624 Posts	Posted 04/02/2013 6:36 pm While some counter stamps are promotional others are done for personal reasons (a cure for boredom seems to be a big one) and some are done to create a commercial product. The state counter stamp was sold in sets containing all 50 states. Report this Post to the Staff
mds308 Pillar of the Community United States 1721 Posts	Posted 04/03/2013 06:32 am Maybe from a Jamboree or other scouting event. Definitely not an official U.S. coin. The 'Scout 15' could be a troop number. Report this Post to the Staff
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