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New Member
United States
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Does anyone know what this is on the neck? Is it if any value? I have never seen one like it. My dad found this coin in the early 1950's in Nebraska as a child. 
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Moderator
 United States
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 that's called a counter stamp. Many coins are stamped for business promotion and advertizing, or to note a special event or date. Yours looks vaguely familiar to a company logo, but can't remember who  It's PMDHere is a similar type effect on a Lincoln Cent: 
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New Member
 United States
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Is it the Army's insignia of the Flaming Bomb?
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Moderator
 United States
14463 Posts |
I don't think so, I was thinking more like Adidas (shoe brand)  EDIT - or a soccer ball in flight
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New Member
 United States
5 Posts |
These other pic images look very similar and the year makes sense of it being a "Flaming Bomb". What would a value range be for this coin?  
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Moderator
 United States
14463 Posts |
I do not know its value, other than its silver content. Someone else will have to speak on that subject.
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Moderator
 United States
23522 Posts |
Quote: What would a value range be for this coin?
This is damage, disfigurement, not a value-adder but a value-destroyer. There are a few counterstamps with the names of known merchants which have a certain collectability to those few who are interested, but this is just a random symbol punched into a coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1094 Posts |
It's killing me, it does look familiar. Not a shoe logo, I searched them for a while. Looks kinda like the Detroit Red Wings logo, but I don't think so.
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New Member
 United States
5 Posts |
Its official! This same symbol is on a WW2 bayonet. An Ordnance insignia for ammo called the flaming bomb. Thanks all for your insight. It helped my dad get to the bottom of this mystery since he found it back in the early 50's. 
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Pillar of the Community
Puerto Rico
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PMDHere is a classic counterstamp. 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8516 Posts |
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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