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LeagueLeader · April 26, 2011 1:24AM

I have casually collected coins a little bit over the years. I know some basics, but not much. Here is a question I could not answer, although I think the answer is not positive.

My daughter works in a hotel in DC, and the coffee shop opened a roll of nickels yesterday, and out pops an 1865 two cent coin. From her description it meets an EF-40 grade, except the coin is stamped with the letters EK.

I'm guessing that the EK stamping is not good condition wise?

Also, I have a coin book from about 10 years ago, which indicates an 1865 two cent coin is worth about $30 in EF-40 condition (without the stamping). Is that about the same now?

Thanks in advance for any help;

Jack

JamesMurray · April 26, 2011 1:33AM

Sounds like a merchants counter stamp , i cant help but wonder how a 2c piece ever fitted in a nickel roll though.

partagas · April 26, 2011 1:34AM

Wow cool find, and post pics if you can.

LeagueLeader · April 26, 2011 1:52AM

Thanks the info.

Visiting my daughter today, and will try to bring the coin home and scan. Will also get nickel roll story details.

Thanks;
Jack

johnny9434 · April 26, 2011 4:03AM

neat find. post some pics if you can, wed love to see them

LeagueLeader · April 28, 2011 4:08AM

Thanks the comments.

I have the coin now.

First, the "roll of nickels" was not seen by my daughter, she was only told that the coin came out of a "roll" of coins opened by the a coffee shop barista that morning. It's almost the size of a quarter, so it likely was a quarter roll, not nickels.

Embarrassed to say I'm not bright enough on the computer to figure out scanning, even thought this computer is amazing (Alien Ware), so I will have my wife, who's knows everything "teckie", make me a scan.

Is it possible to research this "EK" merchant stamp?

Thanks your interest;
Jack

Jack

LeagueLeader · April 30, 2011 5:53AM

I have a scan now, just don't know how to post it here.

If anyone wants to see it, I can send it to your email address.

You can email me at cra4gld@aol.com

Jack

pakasmom · April 30, 2011 6:00AM

SavoySpecial is one of the forums' "counter-stamped" guys. Maybe he'll see this thread and give you more information.

LeagueLeader · April 30, 2011 6:04AM

Thanks for the tip.

MrHalfDime · April 30, 2011 6:40AM

Although this is certainly a little out of my area of expertise, I could not help but be intrigued by the two cent piece your daughter found in a roll of coins. I had hoped to be a little bit of help by presenting the following website Counterstamps on US coins, which lists 13,500 known merchant counterstamps as listed in the Brunk counterstamp book. Unfortunatelty, "EK" is not listed among them. Perhaps JamesMurray is correct, that it was a merchant's counterstamp, but it could also have been a jeweler practicing with letter punches. Neat find, whatever the source.

LeagueLeader · April 30, 2011 6:54AM

Thank you for that counter stamp link, which is an incredible list. Kinda dissappointing not to se a EK listed.

Much appreciated nevertheless.

Jack

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