O.D 1828 lettered coin.

Klclark3

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Anyone know what these letter are for? 14590237127501123609600.jpg
 

Nice ! It's called a Counter Stamp.
May have been done by a Person with their initials, Or a Business.

More likely a Business.
Reasons too many to speculate.

I'm also guessing this was not a dig ?
 

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So are the letters old? And it was not dug, but recived from a lady who's had it in her family. And it is half cent
 

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So are the letters old? And it was not dug, but recived from a lady who's had it in her family. And it is half cent

I'd say the letters are close to the age of the coin.

Reason being to do that to a nice old coin like that would Ruin it's value.
Unless it was done back then. when the value was 1/2 Cent
 

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Around that period of time there remained a shortage of US coins. Counterfeits were there. This might have been a merchant guaranteeing the authenticity.
 

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