Thanks for stopping by! This blog is a reboot of other online publishing efforts that have existed on-and-off since the 1990's. The purpose of this blog is to provide a publishing outlet for countermarked coin news and research. There are currently (as of 2013) very few print options available for this type of information. It is hoped that other collectors and researchers of countermarked coins will share their knowledge and findings with the hobby by submitting articles to the blog.
Countermarked coins are also called counterstamped coins. Both terms can be used interchangeably. They can be divided into two types: 1) privately issued, and 2) governmental. This blog will concentrate mostly on the first type, but is open to articles on any type of countermarked coin.
The primary reference book for privately issued countermarked coins is "Merchant and Privately Countermarked Coins" by Gregory G. Brunk, 2003. A good secondary reference is "Standard Catalog of United States Tokens" by Russell Rulau, 2004. Much more will be said about countermarked coin reference books in forthcoming posts.
Privately countermarked coins were issued in at least 27 different countries. However, the vast majority are from the USA and Great Britain. Smaller numbers were issued in Canada and Australia, and fewer still in other countries.
The blog is open to all topics related to countermarked coins: research findings, new discoveries, stories about favorite countermarks, reference book announcements and updates, upcoming and past auction sales of collections, and more. Please contact the blog owner if you would like to post an article (see the contact page). Everyone is free to add comments to existing posts.
The blog is starting out with a basic look and feel. It will improve once I get the hang of working with the blogging tool. Let's get started!
Bob Merchant
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