Interesting counterstamp...

savoyspecial · April 2, 2010 9:15AM

Most of you know i like counterstamped coins.....well, couple that with a twisted sense of humor and you can see why i wanted this lil porker so bad:

MisterBungle · April 2, 2010 9:21AM

Is that "Pork" stamped inside these pigs??

I wonder what the stamp was originally made for??

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Broadstruck · April 2, 2010 9:22AM

savoyspecial · April 2, 2010 9:23AM

yes the term "PORK" is incuse along the body of the piggie......i would think it probably had political meaning at the time.......incedently, i should point out that these are two separate stamps (their positioning was inadvertant)

Baley · April 2, 2010 9:38AM

their positioning was inadvertant? what makes you say that? looks very intentional to me.

savoyspecial · April 2, 2010 10:08AM

maybe it was intentional.....who knows

Quarternut · April 2, 2010 10:22AM

I have the same stamp on an 1838 Dime...at least I think I didn't sell that one...

I would say it could be political, however it could just as easily be from a producer of pork products or a butcher. Unfortunately there is little else to go on due to the lack of additional information on the coins.

Neat item though!

QN

FilthyBroke · April 2, 2010 10:26AM

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lordmarcovan · April 2, 2010 10:30AM

Ah, so you bought them.

Very cool piece.

This calls for a musical interlude.

savoyspecial · April 2, 2010 10:07PM

nice soundtrack for this piece, LordM

bumped for morning bacon......

ricko · April 2, 2010 11:47PM

Very cool coin.. I have never seen that counterstamp before... Cheers, RickO

savoyspecial · April 17, 2010 10:56PM

finally have the piece in hand (coin was shipped from New Zealand)

a few members PM'd me asking if both pigs were one single stamp or the result of two stamps inadvertantly (or intentionally) placed.......they are most definately two separate stamps (see Brunk example below)

Interesting counterstamp...

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