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1862 Gold Dollar With Counterstamp

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 Posted 03/27/2014  11:21 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Panda to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Not usual for gold coin with counterstamp, any comment?



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 Posted 03/28/2014  06:47 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Fixguy to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Such a shame. It's still gold.
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 Posted 03/28/2014  07:40 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add mailman28 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
looks like a previous owner stamped their initials on it
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Looks like WT M, too bad it's not WMT :)
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I want to go back and slap some sense into people before they do these acts of... numismatic crime!
It hurts me to see such beautiful coins damaged like this.
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These coins with this damage make me sad. :(
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Not a chop mark. That is a counter stamp. If it was actually a chop mark, it might not detract from the value.
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Not a chop mark. That is a counter stamp. If it was actually a chop mark, it might not detract from the value.


Sorry, it is counterstamp :)
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