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Counter Stamped Half Cent Question

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 Posted 02/12/2008  7:39 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Rainman to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I have noticed on ebay a lot of counter stamp Half Cent coins .Some of these go for a low price and some go for higher price than what the coin is worth .Could someone tell what the counter stamp thing is ?To me it looks like someone turned a a nice coin into a token.

Seeking:Info.

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 Posted 02/12/2008  8:01 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add gbchaosmaster to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
A counterstamp designates the use of a coin in another country, a private change in value of a coin, etc. Some people collect counterstamps, so they can hold a premium, but other collecters see a counterstamped coin as a worthless, ruined coin. Like my counterstamped Morgan. Poor girl.
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 Posted 02/12/2008  8:04 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add GFR3 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
https://goccf.com/t/25057&SearchTer...ounter,stamp

Dad posted a couple good examples of Counterstamped Lincolns


I personally would like to get my hands on a "hobo nickel" or two.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Old-Original-Ha...20_W0QQitemZ190197243238QQihZ009QQcategoryZ139808QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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 Posted 02/12/2008  9:08 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add AuldFartte to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Many counterstamps were also done for advertising purposes, and for some reason, a lot of 'em were on U.S. Half Cents.
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Thanks for the Info. (AuldFartte and for some reason, a lot of 'em were on U.S. Half Cents.)

I'm wondering if it was a confederate type thing after there currency was no longer excepted ?Just a thought.

Seeking :No stamped coins

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 Posted 02/13/2008  11:48 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add IHPO8S to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
i have a 2 cent piece with a stores name counterstamed on it. can put up a pic if you want?
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