Any Ceylon Experts Out There? Help Needed With Attribution.

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daltonista Pillar of the Community United States 1058 Posts	Posted 08/18/2020 7:43 pm Hi, all ~ Here's another one of my handful of mystery coins that I've had kicking around for 30-40 years. This 1897 Ceylon 10 cents has the most unusual countermark I've ever seen. It's a solid three-dimensional silver plaque added, or affixed, to the coin itself. Ceylon is not one of my specialties, so any help I can get on the meaning of "ACCJ" and what sort of token this is will be greatly appreciated. Also, is there a numismatic term for this sort of c/m? "Plaque" is just something I made up, of course. Many thanks for taking a look! Tom "If everything seems to be under control, you're just not going fast enough." --- Mario Andretti Edited by daltonista 08/18/2020 7:46 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Numister Pillar of the Community Singapore 631 Posts	Posted 08/18/2020 9:14 pm Can't help much but it is pretty cool. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34409 Posts	Posted 08/18/2020 9:25 pm @dalton, I'm certainly not an expert on Ceylon. Counterstamps that only comprise a few letters and aren't added to added for a recognizable reason are sometimes called mavericks and are typically impossible to chase down. I'd recommend that you cross-post this coin to the CCF counterstamp thread and see if @exoguy or the other folks who hang out there have any ideas. In addition to these overall photos, it might help to take a nice, close-up of just that area on the rev. It sounds like you are saying that this is a separate piece of metal that has been braised to the surface of the coin. Very odd indeed. https://www.coincommunity.com/forum...IC_ID=126486 "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
daltonista Pillar of the Community United States 1058 Posts	Posted 08/18/2020 9:47 pm Brazed! That's the word I was looking for! I knew "soldered" or "welded" wasn't going to be the right term for this. "Braise" is the cooking-related homophone. "Maverick" is also a great addition to my numismatic vocabulary (which is usually pretty competent). Thank you, Spence, for those and for your advice, too. I didn't know we had a c/m thread here. Now I'll see if I can figure out how to cross-post. Wash your hands, everybody! Tom "If everything seems to be under control, you're just not going fast enough." --- Mario Andretti Report this Post to the Staff
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