1859 Indian Head Cent with PM Stamps Help
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1859 Indian Head Cent with PM Stamps Help
I recently bought a coin/paper currency collection from an estate auction and I've been searching through it in my spare time so I will share any interesting things I find. As i was going through the Indian Head cents, I found a 1859 with a post mint stamp "N.H.L" on the Obverse and "1885" on the reverse. Did the National Hockey League give these out in 1885? :l I will attach a few pics, and could anyone tell me if this is a DDR or something different?
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Re: 1859 Indian Head Cent with PM Stamps Help
It's common Longacre doubling that the designer used on the coin's die cavity edges and some believe it was to impart a better strike. I do like the counterstamps on this one.
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Thanks for the info on the ddo Daniel, I couldn't find any info concerning the counterstamps so I'm not sure where to look at this point. I guess that's one way to permanently identify your coin. "National Historic Landmark" is one that comes to mind. The Carson city mint stopped running in 1885 for a couple years so maybe I'll pick up there with extended research.
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This is NOT a DDO but a purposeful modification to the die cavity and it's common on most coins design by Longacre. The counterstamp did not happen at the mint and usually lessens the value of a coin unless it can be identified as something or someone famous.
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My apologies Daniel, I misspoke on the ddo, I realize it's not and yes I think it would be interesting if I could locate info on the person/ organization who had it counter stamped and if there are any more of them out there so I at least am able to put a story behind the history. I was hoping that with all the members here someone might have seen or heard something similar being done and it's not just an isolated incident. I keep coming up empty on the web, maybe I'll have to go retro and hit the public library.
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What about the National Hockey League 1885? I don't know either but having a date makes it more interesting.
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