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There is a thread with countermarks but nearly all pictures in there show some sort of private manipulation of the coins. (In case there is another thread covering official countermarks, then please moderator add a link and close this thread.) To start here is a countermarked coin from the Kingdom of Hejaz, Husain ibn Ali (1916-1924) The countermark is applied on 20 Para of Turkey marking it for use in Hejaz:  |
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Here another one (which qualifies for 2 posts in the "How far can we go back thread"): It is a revalued 4 Maravedis from Spain. The counterstamp is clearly legible and from 1659 (under Philipp IV) with the host being a 4 Maravedis from 1598 (Segovia mint under Philipp III). The date of the host coin is mainly faint and doesn't show well on the scan (except the '8'), so I have indicated where the date is.  Postscript: And yes, for all who do not know the date is clearly 1659 - it took some time before the european countries settled on the numerals we know today. Edited by Medieval
09/30/2014 8:14 pm
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Let me add another one. I will wait to edit more detailed information to give everyone a chance to work out themselves what this specific one is (yes it is old and worn):   Now let me add what it is: Trident countermark (still not fully clear why those were applied) clearly visible on the eagle on AE 20 of Ptolemy I Soter from the Alexandria mint. Host coin is BMC#66-67 Edited by Medieval
10/02/2014 10:23 pm
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Now back to a fairly modern one:   "Gin" countermark applied by the Japanese government in 1897 to demonetise the one yen tradedollar. With the countermark on the left, this coin was countermarked in Osaka. |
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Here a countermark from the city of Ico in Brasil. With many coins in the area having been countermarked privately during the revolutionary movement in 1831-1832 the central government ordered to countermark with neat numbers in 1835:  This is a 20 Reis KM[CE]#436.1 with the hostcoin being a 40 Reis of 1831. |
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 Portuguese Africa (now Angola) Crowned Portuguese arms countermarked on 1/2 Makuta 1763 PA KM[CE]#11 The countermarks were applied in 1814 to double the face value of the coins, so this one is Makuta - KM[CE]#50 |
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Mexico Zamora Michoacan 1858 Both Za and 1/8 countermarks. each mark on it's own fairly common, I am told BOTH a little harder to come by (cat# Grove 1101)  |
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Nice one 'Wade', part of your target selection or just an extra?
Keep them coming if you have more.
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10/08/2014 12:35 am
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doesn't fit in my OFEC or Canadian bank/merchant tokens. just sits in a binder with a handful of other oddballs that are interesting enough to keep, but not interesting enough to sell !
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Here another countermark from a Brasilian state. This one from Maranhao. Due to coin shortage it was decided to countermark older coins with a stamp reducing their face value. In the first series from 1834 the value of the old coins was reduced to 1/4.  One can clearly make out that the host-coin was for 40 Reis, the countermark "M over X" indicates that it was countermarked in M(aranhao) for a value of 'X' ie 10 Reis. |
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Here my favourite countermarked coin:   The host/matrix is a 4 Tari issue of Jean-Paul Lascaris Castellar the Grand-Master of the Order of St.John of Jerusalem (now known as the Oder of Malta) (1616-1657). There was a lot of forgery going on so it was decided (first time in 1646) to countermark coinage to validate it - so the host/matrix which has quite a legible legend might be genuine or a contemporary counterfeit (it also shows sign of double or overstrike). The countermarking business continued on a regular basis until the 8th and last series was started in 1778. The coin has a total of 6 countermarks including the first and the last one. |
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