G.J Stivers Countertamped 1876 seated quarter -who is the person??

mkman123

Hi all, I recently got a 1876 seated quarter that was counterstamped on the obverse: GJ Stivers......does anyone know who this person is???

Thanks!

iceman0xh

"A possible issuer was George J. Stivers, who was listed as a designer in the 1910 Philadelphia directory. "G.J. Stivers""
"Dr. G. J. Stivers. He resided in Louisville, Jefferson Co, KY 29 June 1892, 550 Fifth St."

My small amount of research not sure if it is the same person tho, but both possible.

mkman123

Hmm interesting....designer of what though? Isn't there a member here that is into counterstamped coins?? Savoyspecial or something like that?

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Billet7

This is a case where some additional research on your part could increase the value of the counterstamped coin in question...sometimes greatly increase it! There are just so many counterstamped coins out there they there is only a percentage that have been properly researched. I've been able to find information on various counterstamps that I own, which really increases the desirablitiy of the coin for me, and when it comes time to sell, it also increases value for potential buyers.

coindeuce

The National Archives would have the federal census for each decade during and after the time frame of most of the dates of the G.J.Stivers counterstamped Coins. With the exception of the U.K. piece and the Canada 25 cent, the counterstamps are all on coins minted in Philadelphia. Perhaps that would help narrow your search to the census of Philadelphia. As mentoned previously, a George J. Stivers is listed in the 1910 Philadelphia City Directory.

Barberian

@coindeuce said:
The National Archives would have the federal census for each decade during and after the time frame of most of the dates of the G.J.Stivers counterstamped Coins. With the exception of the U.K. piece and the Canada 25 cent, the counterstamps are all on coins minted in Philadelphia. Perhaps that would help narrow your search to the census of Philadelphia. As mentioned previously, a George J. Stivers is listed in the 1910 Philadelphia City Directory.

Here is an 1876 half with a G.J. Stivers counterstamp that was minted in San Francisco.

JesseKraft

@coindeuce said:
The National Archives would have the federal census for each decade during and after the time frame of most of the dates of the G.J.Stivers counterstamped Coins. With the exception of the U.K. piece and the Canada 25 cent, the counterstamps are all on coins minted in Philadelphia. Perhaps that would help narrow your search to the census of Philadelphia. As mentoned previously, a George J. Stivers is listed in the 1910 Philadelphia City Directory.

With the exception of the 1890 census, which (for the most part) burned in a fire in the Commerce Department building in 1921. Interestingly, this is one of the more "important" or well-known censuses because it spurned Frederick Jackson Turner to write his famous "closing of the frontier" essay in 1893. Furthermore, it was the burning of the 1890 census that gave credence to the believe that that US should have a National Archives. So, while the 1890 census isn't in the Archives, we may not have an Archives without them!

JesseKraft

Also, I just found this from a seemingly-accomplished dentist from Kentucky.

CaptainBlunt

Go to find a grave . com
Someone placed an image of a counter stamped seated seated coin with GJ Stivers on the obv.
along with images of his gravestone marker
Dr Gideon Junius Stivers
Company D Ninth Kentucky Volunteers Served Aug 62-Dec 62

Some sort of dispute His widow re married and tried to claim his pension. Born 1839 passed 1899
May have taken his own life

He was a dentist