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[bill from lachine]

I treated myself to a counterstamped Queen vickie quarter.

 

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[pepperj]

Any details of who the stamped name was Bill?
Very nice.

 

[bill from lachine]

Jim,

I bought it from a young dealer in Canada who obviously knows his stuff as he's a coin lotter for Heritage Auctions.

A bit of background for you.


"Plated on the back cover of the 2003 Brunk price supplement. Hermann Wettstein of Harvard, Illinois is listed in the 1880 Illinois State Gazetteer as a dealing in and repairing jewelry, clocks, and watches. Wettstein’s mark is known on a variety of Canadian and American coins from the 1870s and earlier, suggesting he was probably producing these counterstamps about the late 1870s.

The countermark is impressed on the lower obverse and diagonally across the reverse of a Canadian 1872-H 25 cent piece in high-end Fine condition. Both sides are lightly toned in iridescent lavender, powder-blue, and mint-green hues.
Ex: Roy Van Ormer Collection (Bowers and Merena, 9/1985), lot 2909; Rich Hartzog."

Any details of who the stamped name was Bill?
Very nice.

 

[releventchair]

You are white?

What is that like?

Just got back from a scouting mission. They got a frost a couple nights in a row up north of me and the fall color is a-coming on.

White is pasty where the sun don't shine.
Subject to sunburn in spring where it does shine.



Ya. Maples are starting to turn here and there.
Turned the furnace on the other night.
Smelled like burnt dog hair for a while....No , no dogs are missing.

 

[bill from lachine]

RC,

Speaking of white here's a tune for you....

 

[WHADIFIND]

 

[releventchair]

Here we go Uncle!

 

[bill from lachine]

Motorhead-Sympathy for the Devil.

 

[WHADIFIND]

Night.......sigh.....

 

[ARC]

Off as well... night.

 

[bill from lachine]

The crew is dropping like flies.....

 

[WHADIFIND]

 

[bill from lachine]

The Byrds-The times they are a changin'.

 

[ARC]

Morning.

 

[Rookster]

Morning Tnet

 

[Rookster]

Morning AARC

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Good morning ARC & rook.

Best of luck on the hunt today Dave.
Note to fellow followers: 7:03 Nothing to report in the finds dept.............
Note to self: Need to turn phone on to get report........
Ah text! So excited-wait-ah Dave just wondering on how my farm breakfast was........
Need to concentrate man-geez-food over detecting? What's this world coming to.

Jim, you know that if I’d found anything good you would’ve been the first to know buddy.

 

[Rookster]

Morning Dave

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Morning rook.

So are you guys going to be getting wet from the newest hurricane Beta?

I know the folks in Atlantic Canada are talking about her hitting their area on Thursday.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Presently, it looks like the storm may not reach hurricane status after all, though interests in the area should continue to monitor its passage. "A decrease in forward speed and a sharp turn to the north and northeast is expected Monday night and Tuesday," the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) says. "On the forecast track, the centre of Beta will continue to move toward the central coast of Texas and will likely move inland by Monday night and remain close to the coast of southeastern Texas on Tuesday."

Beta remains "trapped" between a ridge over Florida and another over the southern Plains. With its centre just offshore, it continues to tap into Gulf moisture. As laden with moisture as it is, that slow pace will give it plenty of time to absolutely drench the coasts of Texas and Louisiana, with 150-300 mm of rain possible, and isolated amounts of 375 mm not out of the question. Rainfall totals of 75-125 mm are expected northward into the Ark-La-Tex region and east into the lower Mississippi Valley.

The storm or its remnants will eventually move inland up the Mississippi, bringing more rain and flood potential for areas away from the coast. "Flash and urban flooding is likely, as well as minor to isolated moderate river flooding," the NHC says. Another hazard will be storm surge, with many coastal Texas and Louisiana areas expected to see a storm surge up to 1.5 metres. As well, a tornado or two could occur Monday near the middle-to-upper Texas coast or the southwestern Louisiana coast.