A Running Thread Of Chafemasterj's Counterstamped Lincoln Cents.

This one is really cool in hand. The picture doesn't do the amount of detail and depth in this piece justice. Looks to be a family crest of sorts. I've never attempted to research it... I have no idea where to even start. I didnt include an image of the reverse. All it shows is a punch upwards centered and you can see the remnants of the wheat back grains.

Edit: My photo skills with my iPhone are par at best. I'm going to try to take some better pictures of this one later...



Think this one has better lighting and turned out better...

EDIT: I found my loupe...here is all of the information I can make out on this crest... top center is definately a rose. Outside of the shield itself on the left top corner is a letter A, right top corner is an omega symbol. The shield itself you can make out in the photo. Looks like from top to bottom a stalk of wheat, a cross with a crescent above and I'm not sure what is to the right and down from that. The bottom is a bone and skull. The ribbon underneath the shield has what appear to be random letters/symbols. Starts with a capital A, backwards 3, upside down lower case y, backwards capital J, lower case a. There is a space followed by a capital O, cursive r, backwards capital J, lower case a, capital T, lower case a, capital J.




Edit: I was just zooming in on the picture and realized that the bottom image on the shield is a bone and skull.

This is a really unique piece that I can't get the details to photograph clear enough. I wonder if it is supposed to be a Bible. The ribbon has words on it but they are really hard to make out. With my loupe from bottom left to right as best as I can make out: READING OPEN ? Can't make out anything on the last word. Some of what I "can" read might be a stretch. Looks like this was stamped on a 1900 IHC.

I believe the writing under the shield is Greek. I can read Greek, but do not know syntax and/or a lot of vocabulary.
I beleive the letters are:
1. alpha (or delta that took a hit), epsilon, lambda, tau, alpha = "Aelta" or "Delta"
- I suspect it is Delta
2. Theta ( a combined TH sound in English), eta, tau, alpha, damaged, damaged, damaged = "THeta?"
3. Damaged letters - I cannot make them out for sure, but if someone better than I am can, I likely will be kicking myself for not seeing it.

Oh...the Alpha and Omega at the top of the shield also are a clue to it being Greek. I am not sure if there is religious significance as God has said He is the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End (first and last letters of Greek alphabet). The cross in the center also may point to this.


I suspect this is a three term text of "Delta Theta ?," which sounds like a college fraternity/sorority

At least its a start. Anyone better at Greek that can help?

Lol. Thanks CelticKnot. Because of my hiatus I took from CCF I've got a lot of catching up to do. I'll be doing some traditional counter stamps again in the not so distant future.

A coin shop called The Coinery in The Morris County Mall in Cedar Knolls, NJ.

Unfortunately I don't think they are located in the mall anymore. Though the mall still exists. I am actually having a hard time finding anything about them online. There is a dealer with the same name in the UK, Raleigh, NC and Midwest Coinery in Jerseyville, IL.

Shoot...It's to late for me to edit a past post. This coin just doesn't want to photograph well with my minimalist photography setup. The coin itself looks blurry in hand so that might have something to do with it. Here is a better image than I posted before...

This style of counter stamping is one that I haven't seen before.It wipes the original stamped surface yet the opposite side remains fairly intact.Very nice examples.