Week # 101 - Who really knows NGC???

[Danielle C.]

QUESTION: With but three exceptions, NGC will not certify United States coins having counterstamps. Name these exceptions.

 

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[reid1836]

trade dollars, flowing hair halves and flowing hair dollars

[Tradedollarnut]

Brasher Doubloon, 1848 CAL quarter eagle, uhmmmm - Bust Quarters with L & R

[Elbesaar]

One coin comes immediately to mind, the 1848 Quarter Eagle, counter stamped "CAL", our first comemmorative coin. The second and third are also comemmoratives, the 1921 Alabama 2X2, and the 1921 Missouri 2*4.

 

Of course my second and third choices may very well be way off base.

 

[Conder101]

Brasher Doubloon, 1848 CAL. quarter eagle, 1815 & 1825 E & L bust quarters. (I'm not sure about the quartes but I couldn't think of another possiblity.)

[jonathanb-migration]

Interesting question, but I count more than three:

 

1815 25c ("E" and "L" stamps)

1825 25c ("L" stamp only, so far)

1825/3 25c ("E" and "L" stamps)

1848 "CAL." $2.50

1921 Missouri 2*4

 

I guess if you're looking for only 3, then you're not counting the mint-applied 2*4 as a "real" counterstamp on the Missouri, and you're grouping the 25c varieties by date? I guess you don't certify the Cleveland or Stone Mountain counterstamps either? For my official submission, I guess I'll go with:

 

1815 25c

1825 25c

1848 $2.50

 

 

[Hoot]

I can only thnk of one - the 1848 CAL quarter eagle. Perhaps also the platinum pattern bust half? Heck, I don't know!

 

Hoot

[Danielle C.]

QUESTION: With but three exceptions, NGC will not certify United States coins having counterstamps. Name these exceptions.

 

ANSWER: 1815 and 1825 quarter dollars stamped "E" or "L", 1848 quarter eagles stamped "CAL", and Brasher Doubloons.

 

The winner is: TradeDollarNut!! Your prize is the newly printed January Census Report.

 

The runner up winner is: Condor101!! Your prize is a copy of "The U.S. Rare Coin Handbook."

 

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