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Bob Levi Valued Member Canada 488 Posts	Posted 08/02/2015 11:38 am Anyone recognize this counterstamp? And is the price accurate? Thanks for any input. Report this Post to the Staff

Bob Levi Valued Member Canada 488 Posts	Posted 08/02/2015 11:45 am I believe it's the list price for that quarter But wondered if the stamp takes the value down? Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9864 Posts	Posted 08/02/2015 11:46 am Any idiot can put a counterstamp on a coin. IMO, that's a heavily damaged coin worth about 10% of the price on the 2x2. $75 is about double the list price of an undamaged coin in this grade. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Edited by DBM 08/02/2015 11:52 am Report this Post to the Staff
chequer Pillar of the Community Canada 4227 Posts	Posted 08/02/2015 12:06 pm Counterstamps are collectable, but that would be a high price for an undocumented one (it's not one I'm familiar with). Report this Post to the Staff
Strach-Man Valued Member Canada 491 Posts	Posted 08/02/2015 1:56 pm Someone is fishing for newbie Report this Post to the Staff
canadiancoinaholic Valued Member Canada 137 Posts	Posted 08/02/2015 4:38 pm Hi guys, I have a quarter somewhere with the number 23 stamped on it,I always assumed it was PMD could someone fill me in on counterstamping. Thanks Dan Report this Post to the Staff
Harmonica Pillar of the Community Canada 1118 Posts	Posted 08/02/2015 4:44 pm Hey Dan, a counter stamp is PMD, just a desirable one. (Think oxidization vs toning) SOmeone would take a punch and put an indent of something on a coin. FOr example if I owned a pawn shop, let's call it Harmonica's Haberdashery", I could stamp that on a coin for marketing purposes. SOme have historic significance but your 23 could have been coused by some bored hockey player stamping his name on a coin. Report this Post to the Staff
chequer Pillar of the Community Canada 4227 Posts	Posted 08/02/2015 4:46 pm Quote: I have a quarter somewhere with the number 23 stamped on it,I always assumed it was PMD could someone fill me in on counterstamping. Counterstamps are PMD, but some collect countermarks and counterstamps on coins, making that a separate venue of collecting. Some have been documented, some likely never will because they could have just been someone playing with their punch set in their garage or workshop. The JOP dollars are an example of a documented example. Report this Post to the Staff
canadiancoinaholic Valued Member Canada 137 Posts	Posted 08/02/2015 6:24 pm Wow there doesn't seem to be any end to the twists and turns and back alleys of coin collecting. Always something new to keep you interested! Thanks guys Report this Post to the Staff
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