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Aug 18, 2012, 05:45 PM
#1
Really Cool Counterstamped 1814 Silver!!
So yesterday i was at a late 1800s house with my friend..towards the end of the hunt i pulled out what i initially thought was a token of some sort. The front has an advertisement stamped in it...JAS S. BRADLEY/FINE PICTURES AND MIRRORS/GILDER AND FRAMEMAKER/154 Wm St. NY/CHEAPEST IN THE CITY....then i look at the coin a little closer and realize it's stamped on a 1814 silver 2 reales!! I guess mr. Bradley was known for stamping advertisements on old silver. I personally think it's one of the cooler finds i've made!
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Last edited by grasshopper; Aug 19, 2012 at 07:08 PM.
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Aug 18, 2012, 06:08 PM
#2
Local history mixed with cross Atlantic silver - gotta love it.
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Aug 18, 2012, 06:17 PM
#3
Man that's gotta be the coolest find I have seen in a while.
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Aug 18, 2012, 06:19 PM
#4
Can't wait to get back there.
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Aug 18, 2012, 06:24 PM
#5
Awesome banner find Grasshopper ! Congrats !....please don't eat it.
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Aug 18, 2012, 07:04 PM
#6
Nice save. I'll put my banner vote in too. This 2 real had the same counter stamp and realized $977 at Stacks.
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Aug 18, 2012, 07:27 PM
#7
That gets my banner vote. That is one you will remember for the rest of your life. Way COOL.
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Aug 18, 2012, 09:53 PM
#8
Great find! Gregory Brunk's book, Merchant and Privately Countermarked Coins, lists numerous counterstamps from Bradley, but none with this particular configuration. The closest I see has the "Cheapest in the City" stamp below "Fine Pictures" and above his name and address. With your permission, I'll forward the pics to Brunk.
John in the Great 208
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Aug 18, 2012, 09:57 PM
#9
 Sam
That is sooo cool! BANNER!!!
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Aug 18, 2012, 10:28 PM
#10
 Originally Posted by idahotokens
Great find! Gregory Brunk's book, Merchant and Privately Countermarked Coins, lists numerous counterstamps from Bradley, but none with this particular configuration. The closest I see has the "Cheapest in the City" stamp below "Fine Pictures" and above his name and address. With your permission, I'll forward the pics to Brunk.
John in the Great 208
I'd love that! Let me know what he says. Thanks!
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Aug 18, 2012, 10:46 PM
#11
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Aug 18, 2012, 10:49 PM
#12
That sir is an awesome piece. Congrats!
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Aug 18, 2012, 11:03 PM
#13
CAN YOU DIG IT ! yes I can
wow thats cool !
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Aug 18, 2012, 11:04 PM
#14
Really, really a great find. I voted banner too. Good luck
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Aug 18, 2012, 11:46 PM
#15
That is one cool find! Way to go!
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