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Pillar of the Community
Sweden
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Was it some kind o marketing thing or? Not my coin, was up for sale  |
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
 United States
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It's a privately-made "Y2K" counterstamp. This type of piece pops up every now and then - often they are/were a marketing gimmick.
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Pillar of the Community
 Sweden
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Thank you Commens, such a shame on a nice coin. Hard pass
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Moderator
United States
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such a shame on a nice coin. Yup. Just worth melt now. 
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Moderator
United States
64164 Posts |
why do this to an ASE? - keep the counter stamps restricted to the pennies.. (And hobo coins to nickels) |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4629 Posts |
Just a damaged scrap weight coin now -
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
11027 Posts |
A commemorative counterstamp can work - here's an ASE counterstamped for the US Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Jubilee Commission that was created by the US Congress. It's a 1992 ASE with the special "500" logo of the Commission counterstamped on the obverse.  Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Moderator
United States
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not a fan of these on the finer silver specimens
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Pillar of the Community
Sweden
1280 Posts |
hm different haircut on that one, I know so little about these.
interesting example thanks for posting it, I'm not convinced yet. I'm not even a fan of all privy marks lately
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05/23/2024 5:32 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Just a " Personal Counter Stamp "  Placed by Those with Idle Hands.....Not a Fan Either,.... Commems, Thanks for Posting the 1992 ASE, Those " Altered " American Silver Eagles that , Imo were destroyed once Re-Struck with their Own Counter Stamp, I am Sure have the Followers seeking, Just Not for Me.... Once an Official Minted coin is Struck, with Another Mark, it is No longer collected or Sought after, by the " same " collectors Again.........  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I counterstamped one of my pocket piece ASE's but that was partially because I ground the rims off of most of it to experiment on how it would wear compared to my other one and didn't want it getting a straight grade at some point in the future in case of my demise.   |
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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It's a counterstamp. It's a shame that they did it to a ASE. Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
4326 Posts |
People do all sorts of strange things to coins, well, because.
There is a reason why one of the Reddit coin subs has "do not put coins up your nose" as one of their ground rules.
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United States
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Quote:A commemorative counterstamp can work - here's an ASE counterstamped for the US Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Jubilee Commission that was created by the US Congress. It's a 1992 ASE with the special "500" logo of the Commission counterstamped on the obverse. That one actually looks pretty decent. It took some effort, not just willy nilly punches. 
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
United States
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Quote:That one actually looks pretty decent. It took some effort, not just willy nilly punches. I agree! When done professionally by skilled staff, a well-designed and attractive counterstamp can turn an otherwise mundane, common coin into a special commemorative piece. At least, IMO! (I wouldn't suggest doing it to a true scarce/rare coin, but on common pieces...)
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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05/24/2024 10:30 am
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Posted 05/23/2024 10:18 am
