Counterstamps

(M)UNSO(N). in a serrated box punch on an 1834 Capped Bust dime, JR-7. Brunk-Unlisted, Rulau-Unlisted. Host coin Fine.

Currently unattributed as to issuer, though possibly related to D. Munson and O.H. Munson of the Hard Times series. The size of the stamp would lead one to believe that Munson was most likely a silversmith or some other similar smith working in metal, however so far the exact attribution remains elusive. He may have worked in a smaller town and or for a short time period, thus making clues and the stamps themselves scarce. A probable time period for this stamp would be the 1840s or early 1850s.

From the Steve M. Tompkins Collection.

Estimate: $ 175