Now here's a Counterstamp for you!!

Askari · June 23, 2004 3:15AM

And from Fred Weinberg, no less: 1980 Bicentaler Counterstamp on Maria Theresa Thaler (by Mel Wacks). Is this the guy we get "wacky" from? I haven't decided if I like it or not.

laurentyvan · June 23, 2004 3:53AM

I have yet to purchase a Maria Thersesa Thaler; the coin doesn't appeal to me visually and a commemorative counterstamp doesn't add to its appeal.

spoon · June 23, 2004 5:09AM

Odd. At least they're common coins he does it to...

Speaking of counterstamps though.. it's close enough to chopmarks for me to hijack by entering this link from the Currency board. They're talking about stamps on $100 notes which resemble chopmarks. Kind of neat, and not something I'd noticed before.

farthing · June 23, 2004 8:38AM

Would this actually qualify as a counterstamp? The "counterstamp" appears to me to be part of the obverse die. Notice that there is no distortion of the reverse design as there normally would be on a counterstamped coin. Of course, there is also the frosted devices in the "counterstamp". Never seen that in a true counterstamped coin either.

spoon · June 23, 2004 9:45AM

I was wondering about that too.. but he's also selling proof Ikes with stamps (ex). It looks fairly unmolested on the obv, except for a faint tarnish circle around the head??

Askari · June 23, 2004 10:36AM

Actually, I would call it a commemorative medal since it was made as such. It certainly isn't an error or "post-mint" product.

Aethelred · June 23, 2004 11:10AM

I like counterstamps like this:

1960NYGiants · June 23, 2004 11:18AM

I kind of like it.

Gene

boz · June 23, 2004 2:00PM

I kind of like it too. I wouldn't buy it, but I like it.

Make sense?

Now here's a Counterstamp for you!!

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