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Haven't posted in months but today came across this 1802 large cent with a merchant name stamped on the obverse. Can't figure out the name. Thinking it looks like "WAUTMAYE" or "WALTMAYE" but don't find either in my references...anyhow, if you recognize what the name really is, your help would be most appreciated....  *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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Interesting counterstamp. Hopefully ExoGuy will have something to add.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks to me like WALTMAYER. This is a very uncommon name which helps raise the likelihood of attribution. I'll see what I can find out.  |
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Hope you can unwind the mystery...
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Just a quick thought. Could it be "W. Altmayer"?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I searched my pdf of Brunk for "aye" and did not find it.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Just a quick thought. Could it be "W. Altmayer"? @ fortcollins .... Yes, this possibility occurred to me while I was searching for Waltmayer. Google search asked me if I meant Altmayer which does appear to be a more common surname than Waltmayer. I've been busy and preoccupied with tax prep and other coin stuff this week. I'll try and dig deeper on this c/s search next week. 
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03/06/2025 11:15 pm
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Well, I ran a number of searches on both name possibilities. Most of my searches were done using early directory and patent texts.
I found nothing on Waltmayer. The only prospective hit I found was a W. Altmayer listed as a tailor in an 1860 St. Louis directory. If this was the guy, like many a merchant back then, he likely belonged to some fraternal group, wherein he could network and build a customer base.
Since no other examples of this c/s have as yet surfaced, the subject piece may have been a personal, fraternal badge of sorts to flash at fellow or prospective masons? The mystery remains ....
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03/18/2025 08:08 am
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Sincere thanks for your efforts to ID this c/s. Kind Rgrds, Rod
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Sincere thanks for your efforts to ID this c/s. Happy to have a go at it, I am. I've been seriously doing these searches for over twenty years now. Of the many c/s's I've been able to positively solve, some took but minutes and others took over a decade. New resources are constantly appearing online. I've actually been able to solve a few pieces by using ebay; this, by finding some early product, be it a tool, spoon, early photo frame, etc. that bears a matching stamp. Oftentimes, I've then purchased the "stamp-mate." One such purchase was a pewter coffee pot with a matching 1862 patent date. Perserverence pays, so keep at it! I suspect that this apparently uncommon stamping helps your odds of eventually making an attribution. Good luck, Rod 
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Your persistence deserves applause. FYI, am a long-time ebay numismatics seller...and, not much of a token collector...so, will be listing this piece on ebay a few days from now. Perhaps someone there will recognize it and we may learn the exact origin. If I do, will let you know... |
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Your persistence deserves applause.  
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Thanks, guys. Experience has told me that tere are many ways to solve/attribute counterstamps. I've a few pieces that I can post to illustrate this. Stay tuned ....
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