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New Member
United States
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Hello all, brand new member here, wondering about a coin I have had all my life:   Just wondering if this is a common error, or what this may be,if anything out of the ordinary! Thanks and God bless, Kevin |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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When someone spray paints "wash me" on a car, do you assume that Toyota just painted it that way by mistake? The mint doesn't typically stamp big 10s on their dimes before releasing them into circulation.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Just a counterstamp of unknown origin, worth face value.  to the CCF! Edited by Coinfrog
09/22/2021 9:33 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10635 Posts |
It's called a "counterstamp". Some people collect them because they are unusual others feel they are just post mint damage coins. Search here on CCF for a thread on counterstamps, you'll find a bunch of them there.  to the CCF!  Edited by merclover
09/22/2021 9:37 pm
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Moderator
 United States
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@kcl, first welcome to CCF. Second, this type of anonymous counterstamp is sometimes called a "maverick". For sure it is a fun find and I'm glad you are keeping it, but it is highly unlikely to find out anything about who did it or why.
"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
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2869 Posts |
Counterstamp, not an error.
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New Member
 United States
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Thanks everyone for your quick replies! @samcoin are you always this rude to new members asking a simple question? Your status says "Pillar of the Community." Maybe start acting like that? Appreciated the welcomes and helpful comments from the other members,thank you!
Edited by kclj520
09/22/2021 9:51 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10635 Posts |
Sam didn't mean anything bad, I'm sure. We're all family here. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3237 Posts |
@kclj didn't mean to be rude, sometimes I just try to bring a little humor to posts like this. You'd be surprised how many questions we get like this asking if a coin that was clearly run over in a parking lot is a mint error
Edited by SamCoin
09/22/2021 10:16 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7068 Posts |
@ Samcoin...don't forget to use (  ) icon when joking around...remember newer members don't know our personalities. |
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New Member
United States
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@samcoin I understand, appreciate the explanation!
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Moderator
United States
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to CCF and I agree with ALL said above. John1  |
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Moderator
United States
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to the Community! |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
3328 Posts |
I have yet to come across one, on coins and Canada I remember seeing a few coin years I think it was on nickels counter stamped with someone's initials or something and they are listed much more expensive then the normal ones, mayb someone famous lol. I'll have to look it up again.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The addition on the obverse, flattened the reverse of the coin just opposite that area. (you can see the push out on the reverse for the zero)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3237 Posts |
@wrekkdd coins and canada is absolutely terrible in my opinion. I wouldn't trust anything they say about valuation.
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