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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
I saw this coin last Thursday, had to pick it up. It was face value. And it does look much better in hand.   Then Friday I was at a local flea market, talking about Ike's, and the vendor ask if I wanted this one.   What are the chances of that ...  |
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Valued Member
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Hmm. For face not bad. Hey, it can't be worth less than a dollar!
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Moderator
 United States
187702 Posts |
Double the pleasure, double the fun. Very nice!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2077 Posts |
Any background on what the counterstamps mean? Looks like years of military service.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1185 Posts |
Cool pickups, especially for face value!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
11951 Posts |
I have not done any research on these ...
To me the dates are 50 years from start of WWII 1941 - 1991
and 40 years for the end of WWII 1945 - 1985.
Of course 5 stars for Ike, 5 star general.
These should go well with my small, but growing counter stamp collection.
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
Certainly a fun coin worth viewing and owning.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4211 Posts |
That is a very nice find! I haven't seen one of those before.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
917 Posts |
This is akin to the gold-clad Kennedys I used to find in circulation. They were counter-stamped with either the 20th anniversary of his inauguration (1961-1981) or his assassination (1963-1983).
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
5828 Posts |
Cool find (if you call it that... lol;) |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2815 Posts |
That's pretty cool, and I would take any Ike for face.
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Moderator
United States
187702 Posts |
Quote:
To me the dates are 50 years from start of WWII 1941 - 1991
and 40 years for the end of WWII 1945 - 1985.
Of course 5 stars for Ike, 5 star general. I agree with this assessment. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12813 Posts |
Nice! Now I need to go dig up that gold plated Kennedy I got from the bank a few months ago and look for a counterstamp!
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Moderator
United States
187702 Posts |
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Now I need to go dig up that gold plated Kennedy I got from the bank a few months ago and look for a counterstamp!  |
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Posted 08/21/2015 6:43 pm
