Wow....how did I miss this thread the first time around? Oh yeah... I was off on a consulting job at that time... @ProfLiz ...Nice half with an amazing counterstamp... Cheers, RickO
I'm glad this thread got resurrected. Here's an oldie. Though the last digit of the date is obscured, it has to be a 5, 6, or 7, as Mary and Henry were married from 1565-1567. The thistle counterstamp was applied by the royal mint upon a currency revaluation. From the all-knowing internet:
The value of silver continually rose during the early years of James' reign, and soon the metal content of the Scottish coinage was considerably higher than face value. Consequently silver coinage began to disappear from circulation, being melted down or sold abroad. In July of 1578 the Privy Council passed an act authorizing the revaluation of the coinage. Silver coins would be bought in by the Mint and released to circulate at a higher value by the addition of a crowned thistle countermark. Under this new valuation, a ryal, for example, worth 30 shillings face, would be bought in at 32s/6d, revalidated and returned to the supplier with a higher value of 36s/9d. However, the Mint collected a 4s/3d "handling fee" per ryal. In other words, the supplier would get back a value of metal exactly equal to what he put in, while the state collected a 12% surcharge. This measure was obviously very unpopular, and in 1581 a new revalued coinage had to be introduced.
Picked up MS and Proof versions of this from Mike Bozynski of Royal Oak Mint. These are his scans. I think they look quite nice in hand and need to get some good photos some time.
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Resurrecting an old thread to see if we can scare up a few nice counterstamps to post!
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1848 on an 1801 S-222
Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association
Here's a few of mine. Mostly Mel Wacks stuff.
Here are a few newer counterstamped pickups:
Sold this one awhile ago.
Here's a 1776 4 Reales counterstamped by Great Britain I ran across. Great silver coin that could have circulated in the colonies.
Wow....how did I miss this thread the first time around? Oh yeah... I was off on a consulting job at that time...
@ProfLiz ...Nice half with an amazing counterstamp... Cheers, RickO
The Only Masonic counterstamped on a classic commem I've seen
Lafayette Grading Set
Thanks, ricko!
I'm glad this thread got resurrected. Here's an oldie. Though the last digit of the date is obscured, it has to be a 5, 6, or 7, as Mary and Henry were married from 1565-1567. The thistle counterstamp was applied by the royal mint upon a currency revaluation. From the all-knowing internet:
The value of silver continually rose during the early years of James' reign, and soon the metal content of the Scottish coinage was considerably higher than face value. Consequently silver coinage began to disappear from circulation, being melted down or sold abroad. In July of 1578 the Privy Council passed an act authorizing the revaluation of the coinage. Silver coins would be bought in by the Mint and released to circulate at a higher value by the addition of a crowned thistle countermark. Under this new valuation, a ryal, for example, worth 30 shillings face, would be bought in at 32s/6d, revalidated and returned to the supplier with a higher value of 36s/9d. However, the Mint collected a 4s/3d "handling fee" per ryal. In other words, the supplier would get back a value of metal exactly equal to what he put in, while the state collected a 12% surcharge. This measure was obviously very unpopular, and in 1581 a new revalued coinage had to be introduced.
And I sold this one.....
Hey! How about THIS one?
Picked up MS and Proof versions of this from Mike Bozynski of Royal Oak Mint. These are his scans. I think they look quite nice in hand and need to get some good photos some time.
Posted this on world and ancient found out this is a Gautamala cob this is Gautamalas first counter mark
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Who wore it better - 1802 large cent or 1906-D dime ?
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I've got a punch set at work, I could put just about anything on a coin. (sarcasm)
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One side King Kalakaua I King of Hawaii 1990, the other 1941-1991 Pearl Harbor Dala 50th Memorial (upside down)
My US Mint Commemorative Medal Set
1831 large cent with 1868 Paraguay counterstamp.
American Numismatic Society, 1990.99.50
1844 large cent with 1868 Paraguay counterstamp.
American Numismatic Society, 1990.99.51
1851 large cent with 1868 Paraguay counterstamp.
American Numismatic Society, 1940.88.1545
Jesse C. Kraft, Ph.D.
Resolute Americana Curator of American Numismatics
American Numismatic Society
New York City
Member of the American Numismatic Association (ANA), British Numismatic Society (BNS), New York Numismatic Club (NYNC), Early American Copper (EAC), the Colonial Coin Collectors Club (C4), U.S. Mexican Numismatic Association (USMNA), Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC), Token and Medal Society (TAMS), and life member of the Atlantic County Numismatic Society (ACNS).
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I've wanted one of these for a while. Got this one recently. A but scruffy but cost not much more than a normal Morgan.
Not sure who NS&Co was, but they sure were busy creating future collectables.