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Greece
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Hello to everyone.Did anyone know something about this stamp?  *** Edited by Staff to remove YELLING. All capital letters is the internet version of yelling. Please don't do it in titles or posts. *** |
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 Greece
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I am sorry,i didn't know about the title.
And another question.It seems real to you?
Thanks.
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United States
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 As you may have guessed, those initials were added to the coin sometime after it was minted. They could have been stamped into that coin at any time by anyone. It might be impossible to find out who did it. I think your only chance of ever knowing any more about it would be if you could trace the previous owners of the coin -- and that also might be impossible. |
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Canada
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this is called counter stamping, some are really collectable, up here there is a famous one JOP. I have no idea about yours, but keep searching, and asking.
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Greece
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Thanks for your information.
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United States
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Welcome to the CCF, Tompao! Looks like you have a genuine coin with a next-to-impossible counterstamp to identify or attribute. Unattributed counterstamps are called "mavericks." Your J.C.A could be a single "logo punch" that stands for a company or organization. Aside from the initials' hallmarks of silversmiths that are typically set within a box or design, relatively few of these initials' counterstamps like yours have been as yet attributed. I'm presently away from home and unable to consult my reference books. Occasionally, more examples of some initials' counterstamps, offering additional info, get documented, and such a find helps to attribute the others.
My avatar illustrates the marks of Lemuel Pomeroy, an early American gunsmith who worked in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. These marks or counterstamps match those seen on Pomeroy's guns. The "JC" counterstamp may be the mark of James Carrington, a U.S. arms inspector who could have approved the government's purchase of Pomeroy's weapons for the state militia. Until a match surfaces, the "JC" counterstamp remains a maverick.
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Greece
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Tau;hanks a lot ExoGuy.Amazing info
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United States
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this is a few years earlier, but here is one J.C.A. see bottom line below.... The Presidential Election of 1800: A Story of Crisis ... https://www.gilderlehrman.... Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Jefferson, by John Ferling—does an excellent job of tracing the contest's many ... and crisis-ridden than the idea of a "system" allows; there was no telling what .... in the Union, without resources which could furnish the means of self protection, ...  Henry Lee to James Madison, April 3, 1790, Robert Rutland and J. C. A. ... another possibility: in 1882 ..Opium issues with China https://www.google.com/webhp?source...C.A.+WingateEdited by Hnry
01/25/2016 4:21 pm
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United States
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One possibility is that this J.C.A. piece may have been stamped as memento. Folks who attended gatherings or events were at times presented with a stamped dollar or medal. This "initials' piece" is rudimentary but may have served such a purpose. For example, it may have stood for "J-something, C-something, Association". Here's a more elaborate Morgan memento to illustrate the point. The legend reads: C.P. CHURCH / MODERATOR G.A. / 1971-1972 ...  Doing some research, I learned that it was stamped in 1971-2 as a memento for the Cumberland Presbytery Church in central Tennessee. I've yet to ascertain who the recipient, G.A., was. |
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