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[cahills9]

Found on a Delaware farmstead along with numerous British coppers and other goodies

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[Red-Coat]

Try Googling 'vintage plumb bob'.

 

[KSDirtfisher77]

Found on a Delaware farmstead along with numerous British coppers and other goodies

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Could that be a early plumb bob? Nice coppers by the way. Is that 1 copper counter stamped?

 

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[Almy]

Surprising we MDers do not find more plumb bobs. I have read that they were commonly used to make walls vertical during building construction in the past. Today, bubble levels are more commonly used, although I remember carpenters and masons using them last century during house construction. The brass one in the picture is very nice.

 

[cahills9]

Could that be an early plumb bob? Nice coppers by the way. Is that 1 copper counter stamped?

Yes it is. DL. What is the purpose of a counter stamp?

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[KSDirtfisher77]

Yes it is. DL. What is the purpose of a counter stamp?

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I havent looked or read any info that much into counter stamps. But I believe they would stamp the coin in some cases to Void the coin. I think in other instances another country or territory would stamp them to allow them in as their currency.

 

[pepperj]

Yes it is. DL. What is the purpose of a counter stamp?

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Counter-Stamped Coins (love tokens)

Counter-stamped coins were common in the early20th century as many businesses would stamp coins with logos. Today, thispractice is rare.

www.money.org

This link really goes into the altered coinage, counter stamping, shop keepers, love.

https://cris.brighton.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/4757430/Bridget+Millmore+PhD+Final.pdf

 

[GlowingArtist]

It is nice to know what a plumb bob is.