Counterstamps

CHAS. BLOOD on an 1851 Braided Hair large cent. Brunk B-794, Rulau-Unlisted. Host coin Very Fine.

There are many Charles Bloods found in the state of Massachusetts and it is probable that this is either the stamp of Charles Lawson Blood (1836-1888), a Taunton, MA blacksmith working from the late 1850s until his death in 1888, or Charles Blood (1824-1892), a Groton, MA tinsmith working during the same time period. Brunk gives no attribution as to an issuer. This is the exact and only example reported in Brunk.

From the Steve M. Tompkins Collection.

Estimate: $ 175