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Lebanon
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i bought an 1884 with the initials W. L. Dodge to the left of Lady Liberty. I've been checking its specifications and here is what I found: weight 26.28 grams, diameter 37.9mm, thickness 2.55mm, and it passes the ring test. I was checking what the specifications should be and they appear off to me by a bit. what do you guys think? if it is legit than anyone know anything about this Dodge character? I checked on google and it shows a man in the 1880's named W. L. Dodge from Franklindale, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, USA. if anyone can help me in finding this coins history it would be greatly appreciated    |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Whoa, a full name contemporary counterstamped morgan. That is a beauty! It appears authentic to me and is known as a "counterstamped" coin. There is a small but intense collector base for them and a large morgan with a full, identifiable 1800s name stamp is desierable. Nice coin and  |
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Very cool!  |
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 Lebanon
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thanks for the welcome can you send me any links that could help me? it would be nice to know who the person behind the stamp was, would give the coin a story to it |
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This is a cool thing, and as a legitimate contemporary engraving/counterstamp it deserves a broader audience for opinion.  |
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United States
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I love this to coincommunity! |
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Wow, cool morgan |
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Lebanon
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I've been researching and found a W. L. DODGE born 1883 in Sullivan County New York, and there are two others with the same initials and last name. the first is born 1875 Derby, New Haven Connecticut and the second born 1878 Iowa. can't find anyone else around that time with that name |
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Edited by Cascade
08/10/2015 5:09 pm
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Lebanon
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100% D. the whole name is clear to the naked eye, but the D needs a magnifier to see it clearly. thanks for the links
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Edited by Cascade
08/13/2015 11:49 am
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That's a bit of history, for sure, but my experience in researching 19th century persons with common surnames, especially when all you have is initials instead of a first name, is that it's very unlikely you'll be able to nail it down to a specific individual. That said, I think I'd still rather have this specimen than the same issue that's MS because it sat in a treasury bag for decades.
Colligo ergo sum
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Great coin ali! First time learning about counterstamped coins, very interesting history. Now I have something to look out for in junk bins whenever I come across them.
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