Dateless Colonial Copper Coin. Need Your Help To Identify It.

Not seeing anything in Scott, so I'd say it's North American, as per above.

I'd just leave it there.

Thank you both. appreciate your input.

Gincoin43,

Thank you for your research, can you provide the link?
I was able to locate the article.Thanks again.

I might have spotted this posting sooner, had the the word "counterstamp" or "countermark appeared in the title.

Brunk doesn't list this mark as being in the western hemisphere, but that doesn't rule out the possibility. Having studied these for over forty years now, I suspect that there are more counterstamps that have yet to be listed than those that have made it into the books. If/when I can locate my other Brunk book, the one on world countermarks, I'll look to see if A.W. AVERY is listed there.

It appears to me that Avery used individual letter punches to stamp this coin's obverse. The reverse AVERY stamp may have been an improved, single-punch application. I suspect that this is likely a one-of-a-kind issue and not as likely to have served as a merchant advertising piece.

Given the strength of the stamp, in comparison to the heavy wear on the coin, I'd guess that it was stamped in the 1830-40's. The crude letter style likewise suggests that era. Whoever created these crude letter punches was not a particularly skilled craftsman; this, like a silversmith, jeweler or gunsmith.

Perhaps, Avery was a tinsmith, a blacksmith a toolmaker, etc. and marked his wares? If an H.W.AVERY stamp can be found on some mid-19th century artifact, check to see if the periods or stops between the letters are over-sized like those on this coin. Compare the letter shapes, the font. This is the best way to positively attribute a maverick counterstamp. Using this method, it took me over ten years to ID one pair of counterstamps in my collection! That said, I've attributed many dozens in a day or less.

@Chase007 .... Thanks for the flattery. I'm humbled ....

One more thing .... I'm wondering if the discoloration which appears in some of the letters might be residue from enamel? If so, this piece may have served as a personal keepsake. Back when, many folks, particularly those who were in a masonic or other fraternal order, carried a personalized, stamped coin. They would either create their own stamp or have one made by a skilled lodge fellow. These coins served as conversation starters; this, being calling and membership cards of sorts.

@Chase007 .... Great close-up pics. The style of the letters is what many would describe as primitive. It looks like a beginning die-cutter had a hand in this creation. I'll keep my eyes out for other examples, should any surface.