Pocket Change
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I was casting about for a subject appropriate to the holiday season when I came across this coin:
ANS, 1943.132.4
And so I figured I would review some of our more interesting countermarked coins for the holiday season. This 1843 US large cent was apparently countermarked for one A. S. Warner as a Christmas gift in 1845. I am not sure if the maker had a full set of letter punches because a C has been used instead of a G in “GIFT.” It has also been suggested that the maker may have been drinking.
ANS, 1957.109.4
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