r/counterstampkarl • • 7h ago

Dry spell: broken

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I haven’t found silver yet, but can’t be mad with a W and privy


r/counterstampkarl • • 11h ago

special delivery!! Shake a leg!

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I have received a letter from the quarter master. Absolutely thrilled. Been a fan for so long!! QM, If you're reading this, let's team up!


r/counterstampkarl • • 16h ago

i'm in a bad spot

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nothing seems to quench this desire to find more july fourth privy mark quarters. the stuff i found today is lovely, but i need to find another july fourth privy before i go nuts! little w lull


r/counterstampkarl • • 1d ago

Any idea what this stamp is?

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r/counterstampkarl • • 1d ago

chicken nuggets!

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problem is, not that i've found a few of those july fourth privy quarters, i feel i should find one all the time now. i know how obnoxious that sounds but that's just me. found two nineteen fifty nickels. anyone have a nice small d punch?


r/counterstampkarl • • 1d ago

Mail Call! u/outdoors1442 sent me a beautiful Wide Rim variety SBA! I’ve always wanted one!

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It’s a beautiful coin and I really appreciate the generosity. Now I have to wait for the dollar DIY slabs to show up and give it a proper home.

Thanks again u/outdoos1442!


r/counterstampkarl • • 1d ago

Is it still a thing?

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r/counterstampkarl • • 1d ago

Cull bin score. Purchased this 1856 dime for silver melt from my local shop as damaged. Identified “USE G.G.G.” as an advertising counterstamp that is contemporary to the coin.

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r/counterstampkarl • • 2d ago

One box had a load of Counter-stamps.

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Wife pulled the first one which was the gold shaded bicentennial w the pig stamp. I got excited and said counterstampkarl sub will love this. She had never heard of it so I explained.

The wife just kept pulling them from this box.


r/counterstampkarl • • 1d ago

Another box….

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r/counterstampkarl • • 2d ago

I have this rubber stamp arriving soon and I have around 4,000 blank uses white stickers ill use this stamp on. Anyone on this sub who wants some pm me, ill send free when they arrive

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My next street art covert project. Place stickers on my street. Any ideas? Operation "yellow spoon"


r/counterstampkarl • • 2d ago

Saw this on my little sister’s homework

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Are proof and mint state congruen?


r/counterstampkarl • • 2d ago

Covert street art operation "blue spoon". 3 modified cereal box faces to be a fixed to bus stop, night operation.

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More street art covert operations to be conducted soon. Any ideas are welcomed. Results of these faces ill post after successful street posting.


r/counterstampkarl • • 3d ago

Cull bin score. Purchased this 1856 dime at silver spot from my local shop. Identified “USE G.G.G.” as an advertising counterstamp that is contemporary to the coin.

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Thought the counterstamp aficionados might enjoy this one and I’m really glad to add it to my collection. This has started me down a path of research into historic counterstamps as a subtopic of numismatics. Trying to track down a copy of one of Dr. Gregory Brunk’s books at the moment but they are very expensive on the secondary market.

The counterstamp is a historic marketing piece created by Charles Goodwin of Exeter, New Hampshire. GGG stands for the product Goodwins Grand Greasejuice which was a medicinal hair tonic manufactured and promoted in the mid 1850s.

If there is interest, I am happy to share some other counterstamped coins that I have collected. I think that counterstamps are a somewhat under appreciated niche of numismatics and felt like sharing this find.


r/counterstampkarl • • 3d ago

The rest of the boxes

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2-S

1-W

Bunch of proofs

5 war nickles

And some other really nice coins.


r/counterstampkarl • • 3d ago

I’m having trouble with this and hoping you folks can help in any way, thank you.

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I’m coming up short with this 2024-P DR MW quarter. If anyone needs additional pictures of certain areas to help with attribution please let me know what areas of the coin you need.

There’s a goose egg sized anomaly in Washington’s eye, but there’s doubling on the right side of DR MW’s hair. As far as I can see there’s no doubling on either of the Two Medals of Honor reverse side.


r/counterstampkarl • • 4d ago

Had to grab one of these

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r/counterstampkarl • • 4d ago

This week's hunts: Fabulous Foreign Finds edition.

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Searched 4 quarter boxes (3skunks) and 5 nickel boxes (2 skunks) about $260 in cwr including $30 in pennies. Pennies got stuck in s&l machine, got to clean about 30 coins/tokens off magnet.

Pic 1. All the foreign stuff, great variety, canadian 2 dollar bear, 2 inukshuk privy winter olympic quarters, 1960 french franc, etc.

Pic 2. Tokens, angel, alladins castle, shriners, toys for tots.

Pic 3. 62 quarter, 5x buff, 6 x silvernickel, 1905 liberty, 1968s penny, counterstamp "p" 1978 nickel, clad proof louisiana, clad s Tennessee

Forward.


r/counterstampkarl • • 4d ago

crazy dang week

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i got that second july fourth privy mark on wednesday right? ok, so i skunk one hundred percent yesterday. nada. but i expect that after finding something so cool wed. then today happens. that cent has to almost be like a hunnid seven years old or sumthin. have a nice weekend everyone


r/counterstampkarl • • 4d ago

bonus coin

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my better seven-eighths works in retail, and they had this coin thing there, and she asked if i wanted to see if there was anything good. there was. third w of the day


r/counterstampkarl • • 4d ago

What’s your favorite coin that you own, or want?

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I was researching the kookaburra coin I picked up the other day on the Perth mint website and saw this gem. The price is out of reach for now, but one day I’ll own one.


r/counterstampkarl • • 4d ago

Got an 'S' proof in change at lunch.

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Stopped to grab a glizzy, a bag of chips and a drink from the gas station and looked thru what I got back and found this gem!


r/counterstampkarl • • 4d ago

Friday came a day early.

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First nickles box results. Dateless Indian, 63 proof, 2-44s and a 43. The other nickel box looks the same so here's hoping for more of the same this weekend.


r/counterstampkarl • • 5d ago

$200 in quarter rolls yields no S, or W’s, but I found some nice errors/varieties.

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Pictures 1-6 are two separate spitting horses. Picture number 5 is interesting because I haven’t encountered a spitting horse with a curved spit stream before.

Pictures 7-11 are a 2025-P Jefferson nickel DDO/DDR.

Pictures 12-18 are a DDO/DDR 2024-P P.M. quarter.

Pictures 19 and 20 are very interesting. Like the curved spit stream in the first handful of pictures this goose egg on Washington’s eye is something I haven’t encountered before. Has anyone seen this, or can lend some insight about this?

Thanks folks.


r/counterstampkarl • • 5d ago

On the prowl

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That lizard is so lucky to be on the other side of the screen