Why did this Fugio sell for so much??
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<< <i>What kind of mark is that "MS" it looks raised so must have been sunk into the die? >>
my guess is that they removed metal around the letters to get that
raised look... then buffed smooth.
how ironic the two letters stand for mint state in the coin world ;-)
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<< <i>What kind of mark is that "MS" it looks raised so must have been sunk into the die? >>
my guess is that they removed metal around the letters to get that
raised look... then buffed smooth. >>
Maybe. Whatever it is, there is definately a market for this kind of weird stuff.
TD
They call me "Pack the Ripper"
<< <i>The style of the letters makes me think it is a Betts fantasy. We did a nice thread on them a while back.
TD >>
There are similar counterstamps of confederation-era coins and early large cents, though generally with serrated rather than beaded borders. They all look like they've circulated long after counterstamping, so I doubt that Betts had annything to do with them. There also aren't any listed in the Betts items the ANS has in their searchable listings.
If I want to pull some information out of... umm... thin air, I'd guess that these are Canadian and are somehow similar to "Blacksmith" tokens. But you see how confident I am about that.
Ed. S.
(EJS)
Couldn't prove my theory if my life depended on it, but I have a strong hunch I am correct.
TD