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Found a small tribe!
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Wed Oct 03, 2012 6:54 pmby baggerman
Went through 3 of the 4 the bags I picked up last week. First two had about 45% copper and 42 wheats between the two bags, this is what we found in the 3rd bag.
Re: Found a small tribe!
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Wed Oct 03, 2012 7:06 pmby RichardPenny43
Re: Found a small tribe!
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Wed Oct 03, 2012 7:16 pmby Thogey
BULLY!
You need to research that counterstamped one.
That might be a serious home run!
Re: Found a small tribe!
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Wed Oct 03, 2012 7:54 pmby John Reich
Thogey wrote:BULLY!
You need to research that counterstamped one.
That might be a serious home run!
I agree with Thogey! I have a 1987 edition of Brunk (standard guide for counterstamped coins) and your counterstamp wasn't listed. Steve Hayden is a dealer who's into counterstamps--he may be able to help. You can Google him to locate his web site. Does someone have a newer edition of Brunk that may list this counterstamp? I'm going to guess that it is worth more than a normal 1863 cent.
Re: Found a small tribe!
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Wed Oct 03, 2012 7:56 pmby baggerman
John Reich wrote:Thogey wrote:BULLY!
You need to research that counterstamped one.
That might be a serious home run!
I agree with Thogey! I have a 1987 edition of Brunk (standard guide for counterstamped coins) and your counterstamp wasn't listed. Steve Hayden is a dealer who's into counterstamps--he may be able to help. You can Google him to locate his web site. Does someone have a newer edition of Brunk that may list this counterstamp? I'm going to guess that it is worth more than a normal 1863 cent.
I tried to google the company but no luck. I would be grateful for any info on it.
Re: Found a small tribe!
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Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:05 pmby John Reich
Steve Hayden's website is
www.civilwartokens.com. I'm sure if you email him a photo he could tell you something about your counterstamped coin. I've dealt with him and he's a great guy.
Re: Found a small tribe!
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Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:36 pmby 68Camaro
There seems to have been a G. W. Peeler in North Carolina in the late 19th century circa 1870 going into the early 20th century, associated with metal works. Might be a good research starting point.
Re: Found a small tribe!
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Wed Oct 03, 2012 9:44 pmby baggerman
John Reich wrote:Steve Hayden's website is
http://www.civilwartokens.com. I'm sure if you email him a photo he could tell you something about your counterstamped coin. I've dealt with him and he's a great guy.
Thanks I sent him an email with a pic of just the one coin.
Re: Found a small tribe!
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Thu Oct 04, 2012 11:38 amby baggerman
Got a reply from Steve on the counterstamped penny.
"Sorry I have no information on that one. Cast Steel is a fairly common with counterstamps of this period. I would guess is has a retail value of around $50 or so. More if you can figure out who issued it. You might try the internet through Google or an genealogical site. Steve"
I am pretty stoked!
