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Kennedy Half Bicentennial , Struck Wire Or Reeding?

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How could a counterstamp be raised?
It would have to be incuse.
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 Posted 03/07/2020  6:38 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add coop to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Looks like two light directions. The light is from the right, on the blue arrows.
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yeah that could be reflection from my arm that my bad on that one
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with a counter stamp wouldnt you still see a hit mark?
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Looks cool
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You mean on the opposite side? Yes. (Depending on how hard it was struck)
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I suspect someone used a vibrating engraver to crudely carve an ampersand into the coin's surface.
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@ Mikediamond lol wish I had those skills lol
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Did any US-mint-made coin during that era have an ampersand of that size and shape?
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still searching, even in foreign
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