I talked a guy at a Renaissance Festival into overstriking this coin several years back. He had a booth where he had a primitive coin press where a large weight dropped onto dies to strike tokens and charms with. I thought it came out pretty good
@coinsarefun said: @MrSpud, pretty cool overstrike......that was probably Ron Landis.
Here is one of his medals made at the Renaissance. I was never at one tho.
That's awesome! I was tempted to purchase a set from Joe Rust's collection but didn't. I'm regretting it now!
As for @MrSpud's overstrike, it should be reasonable easy to see if that was done by Ron, just ask him or post on his FB page!
I don’t think there is any record and I don’t think the guy who made mine would remember it. It was a spur of the moment thing where there was another booth selling coins at the festival and I bought the coin and went over and talked the guy making coins into doing it as a spur of the moment thing. I remember he was worried about damaging his dies, but I convinced him that the coin I wanted him to overstrike was made of soft copper and the same size as most of the tokens he was making.
I just googled renaissance festival coins and found a website that looks to be the right one because I found the eagle die design that was used to overstrike my coin. It’s this one https://quicksilvermint.com/medallions/pages/eagle.htm
Horseman die trial before the dies were sold to Baldwin, struck over a 1844 large cent.
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@Mr_Spud said:
I just googled renaissance festival coins and found a website that looks to be the right one because I found the eagle die design that was used to overstrike my coin. It’s this one https://quicksilvermint.com/medallions/pages/eagle.htm
I think it might be a good place to post my newest pickup. Cleveland’s Western Reserve Numismatic Club Has their 100th Anniversary this year so as a member I could have ordered a Morgan or peace dollar to be counterstruck. Or send in any coin I wanted struck. But, since I’m not a traditionalist I had Ron take a silver dollar blank and stamp his marks all over it and one counter strike for the clubs 100th year.
So now I have the pcgs graded heraldic arts coin. A test pattern for the 75th year. One gold for the 75th year (1 of 2) and now the newest.
Below shows the progression with the last being my newest piece. I showed the edge detail on the images.
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There was SUPPOSED to be a second - a "bookend", but the seller didn't pack it well, handwrote the label, which got shipped back and forth for six weeks to the WRONG ZIP Code . . . . . . .
When the envelope finally did arrive, it was ripped and empty. I am still fighting with Ebay over this one. They haven't refunded my money because the package shows as "delivered."
I am praying to St. Eligius for it to be found somewhere within the Postal System, but that would be a miracle beyond . . . . . .
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The one I have.
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The one that got away (so far - sellers crappy photos)
So here is the overstrike I was waiting to arrive.
It's a 1780 Austria Theresia Austrian restrike (unexciting) that was struck with a Missouri Numismatic Society 25th Anniversary die in 1963 (intriguing).
Due to it's proximity, I was HOPING there would be an Arkansas connection, but given the look of the design and the SCJ initials, I doubt it.
This USED to belong to @DNADave , but it has been mine since he posted it. Still have it!
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There's a bit of a story behind these . . . . . . . deserving of a thread of it's own, but more on that when I get my thoughts together and get it composed . . . . . . . .
@ZoidMeister said:
There's a bit of a story behind these . . . . . . . deserving of a thread of it's own, but more on that when I get my thoughts together and get it composed . . . . . . . .
At first I thought this was a Mel Wacks piece, but it arrived with a certificate attributing it to a die engraver named Dan Rosen.
I've seen these get some pretty stiff action on fleaBay in the past. I usually don't participate in the feeding frenzy. I was fortunate to have gotten this one off the BST here.
Does anyone know if there are any other overstrikes by Dan Rosen? I only seem to see this one in my research.
Here's a tricky one. It's an 1831 Costa Rica 8 Reales struck on an unidentified 8 reales that had been countermarked by the "Army of the North" (NORTE) in the early days of the Mexican War for Independence. So even though the coin looks like it was countermarked after it was struck, it was actually countermarked long before it was struck.
For comparison, here's an example of the NORTE countermark on another Mexican War for Independence issue.
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@DrDarryl said:
An 1991 ASE "Hawaiianized" to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Royal Hawaiian Mint.. Mintage is 10.
Aloha. Now we know where 2 of these are. I also have the RHM 1990 King Honolulu dala volcano grand opening counterstamp, and the 1991 princess first day counterstamp lying around somewhere. The coins are in a lot better condition than my quick and dirty picture of them in the original capsule.
@DrDarryl said:
An 1991 ASE "Hawaiianized" to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Royal Hawaiian Mint.. Mintage is 10.
Aloha. Now we know where 2 of these are. I also have the RHM 1990 King Honolulu dala volcano grand opening counterstamp, and the 1991 princess first day counterstamp lying around somewhere. The coins are in a lot better condition than my quick and dirty picture of them in the original capsule.
7 to find! (I have 2). The 2nd one malformed the shape of the ASE.
1 oz. gold Princess Kaiulani with and without the counterstamp. Mintage of the gold Princess Kaiulani is 55. The counterstamp, I've only seen one and purchased it from Hawaiian Islands Stamp & Coin in Honolulu.
@MrEureka said:
Here's a tricky one. It's an 1831 Costa Rica 8 Reales struck on an unidentified 8 reales that had been countermarked by the "Army of the North" (NORTE) in the early days of the Mexican War for Independence. So even though the coin looks like it was countermarked after it was struck, it was actually countermarked long before it was struck.
For comparison, here's an example of the NORTE countermark on another Mexican War for Independence issue.
Way kewl!
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@DrDarryl that is awesome! Thanks for posting. Never knew this existed
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Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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I talked a guy at a Renaissance Festival into overstriking this coin several years back. He had a booth where he had a primitive coin press where a large weight dropped onto dies to strike tokens and charms with. I thought it came out pretty good
Mr_Spud
@MrSpud, pretty cool overstrike......that was probably Ron Landis.
Here is one of his medals made at the Renaissance. I was never at one tho.
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That's awesome! I was tempted to purchase a set from Joe Rust's collection but didn't. I'm regretting it now!
As for @MrSpud's overstrike, it should be reasonable easy to see if that was done by Ron, just ask him or post on his FB page!
I don’t think there is any record and I don’t think the guy who made mine would remember it. It was a spur of the moment thing where there was another booth selling coins at the festival and I bought the coin and went over and talked the guy making coins into doing it as a spur of the moment thing. I remember he was worried about damaging his dies, but I convinced him that the coin I wanted him to overstrike was made of soft copper and the same size as most of the tokens he was making.
Mr_Spud
I just googled renaissance festival coins and found a website that looks to be the right one because I found the eagle die design that was used to overstrike my coin. It’s this one https://quicksilvermint.com/medallions/pages/eagle.htm
Here’s a link to a page that shows their “drop hammer” method of striking tokens https://quicksilvermint.com/about.htm
Mr_Spud
That’s pretty cool @MrSpud ........never knew or heard of him before
Hanks fo the info!
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Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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My favorite from my humble collection:
Horseman die trial before the dies were sold to Baldwin, struck over a 1844 large cent.
Great find! It's good to know about Michael Stewart's Quick Silver Mint and his Leonardo da Vinci Drop Hammer Press.
Always a favorite and very historical. I love the story behind this one. Thanks for sharing it!
This 1799 dollar is upcoming and previously sold by B. Max Mehl in 1944:
I think it might be a good place to post my newest pickup. Cleveland’s Western Reserve Numismatic Club Has their 100th Anniversary this year so as a member I could have ordered a Morgan or peace dollar to be counterstruck. Or send in any coin I wanted struck. But, since I’m not a traditionalist I had Ron take a silver dollar blank and stamp his marks all over it and one counter strike for the clubs 100th year.
So now I have the pcgs graded heraldic arts coin. A test pattern for the 75th year. One gold for the 75th year (1 of 2) and now the newest.
Below shows the progression with the last being my newest piece. I showed the edge detail on the images.
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CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
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Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC
Anyone hazard a guess on who created these?
A couple recent additions. Proof and matte. Different reverses.
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Here’s my new over strike
55 on a 55 d.Carr with grove mint
🎶 shout shout, let it all out 🎶
These were done by Mike Bozynski.
I have a pair too. I love the way they turned out!
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Central Valley Roosevelts
All we need now is a few coins from Alibaba...
One I haven't shown yet.
There was SUPPOSED to be a second - a "bookend", but the seller didn't pack it well, handwrote the label, which got shipped back and forth for six weeks to the WRONG ZIP Code . . . . . . .
When the envelope finally did arrive, it was ripped and empty. I am still fighting with Ebay over this one. They haven't refunded my money because the package shows as "delivered."
I am praying to St. Eligius for it to be found somewhere within the Postal System, but that would be a miracle beyond . . . . . .
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The one I have.
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The one that got away (so far - sellers crappy photos)
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Busy chasing Carr's . . . . . woof!
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Sweet one @ZoidMeister and a damn shame about your lost bookend.
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Correct, that it was.
I have a different one incoming that I truly need help with attributing the strike to.
I'll post it when (if these days) it arrives.
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So here is the overstrike I was waiting to arrive.
It's a 1780 Austria Theresia Austrian restrike (unexciting) that was struck with a Missouri Numismatic Society 25th Anniversary die in 1963 (intriguing).
Due to it's proximity, I was HOPING there would be an Arkansas connection, but given the look of the design and the SCJ initials, I doubt it.
Can anyone attribute the making of this piece?
Thanks in advance.
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Busy chasing Carr's . . . . . woof!
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Very cool! I’ve never seen that one before
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Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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I've been turning over rocks, don'tchakno . . . . . . . .
Busy chasing Carr's . . . . . woof!
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I just had to sooth my pain over losing that RL counterstrike . . . . .
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1863 Civil War token ("Peace Forever") struck over an Indian Head cent:
RMR: 'Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel Ordnungen?'
CJ: 'No one!' [Ain't no angels in the coin biz]
This USED to belong to @DNADave , but it has been mine since he posted it. Still have it!
USAF (Ret) 1974 - 1994 - The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. Remembering RickO, a brother in arms.
There's a bit of a story behind these . . . . . . . deserving of a thread of it's own, but more on that when I get my thoughts together and get it composed . . . . . . . .
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Busy chasing Carr's . . . . . woof!
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Wow. That pair is awesome! Congrats
I wonder if PCGS will slab and TrueView those!
Mel Wacks, over struck on 2015 Kennedy halve dollars
Sugar magnolia blossoms blooming, heads all empty and I don't care ...
At first I thought this was a Mel Wacks piece, but it arrived with a certificate attributing it to a die engraver named Dan Rosen.
I've seen these get some pretty stiff action on fleaBay in the past. I usually don't participate in the feeding frenzy. I was fortunate to have gotten this one off the BST here.
Does anyone know if there are any other overstrikes by Dan Rosen? I only seem to see this one in my research.
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Overstruck on a Jefferson nickel - I got this from Joe Paonessa at the Society of Bearded Numismatists meeting.
Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association
Here's a tricky one. It's an 1831 Costa Rica 8 Reales struck on an unidentified 8 reales that had been countermarked by the "Army of the North" (NORTE) in the early days of the Mexican War for Independence. So even though the coin looks like it was countermarked after it was struck, it was actually countermarked long before it was struck.
For comparison, here's an example of the NORTE countermark on another Mexican War for Independence issue.
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
Another ASE overstruck, this time a 1993 dated ASE with letter from the Royal Hawaiian Mint stating the numbers made.
https://ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/hawaii-dollar-x-mb72-1993-cuid-1182464-duid-1415630
Interesting designs.
I like them but would not pursue them.
Wayne
Kennedys are my quest...
I thought a resurrection of this thread would be in order . . . . . . .
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This was struck on a genuine 55 so it’s kinda of an over strike,no?
🎶 shout shout, let it all out 🎶
Aloha. Now we know where 2 of these are. I also have the RHM 1990 King Honolulu dala volcano grand opening counterstamp, and the 1991 princess first day counterstamp lying around somewhere. The coins are in a lot better condition than my quick and dirty picture of them in the original capsule.
My US Mint Commemorative Medal Set
This is not an over strike but I really like how they simulate the effect! The penny is a gift from a forum member 🙂
🎶 shout shout, let it all out 🎶
7 to find! (I have 2). The 2nd one malformed the shape of the ASE.
@Goldminers
1 oz. gold Princess Kaiulani with and without the counterstamp. Mintage of the gold Princess Kaiulani is 55. The counterstamp, I've only seen one and purchased it from Hawaiian Islands Stamp & Coin in Honolulu.
My US Mint Commemorative Medal Set
Way kewl!
@ MrEureka
Andy- that’s an interesting overstrike!
26c the hard way
Great to see two dates on one side for that one!
@Zoins
Yes. 2 dates on the same side is more desirable!
I saw, I made an offer, and this happened . . . . .
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According to Vern's records, the Silver Kennedy proof has a population of 2 pieces.
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My US Mint Commemorative Medal Set
Struck on 1999P 10C Double Denomination NGC MS67