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A Countermark Christmas

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American Numismatic Society - I was casting about for a subject appropriate to the holiday season when I came across this coin:

A-Countermark-Christmas

And so I figured I would review some of our more interesting countermarked coins for the holiday season. This 1843 US Large Cent was apparently countermarked for one A. S. Warner as a Christmas gift in 1845. I am not sure if the maker had a full set of letter punches because a C has been used instead of a G in "GIFT." It has also been suggested that the maker may have been drinking.
ANS, 1957.109.4

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That is a nice one..like to see that in my stocking lol
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Where's exo. I bet he's gonna like this one
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It has also been suggested that the maker may have been drinking.

The reader may have also been, and clearly read what the maker intended.
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I can honestly say I don't owner a countermarked coin. Nothing really against them just never owned one.
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