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88.    1854 Arrows at date U.S. Seated Liberty Quarter, EF, countermarked "C.FORSBERG", New York Cit

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88.    1854 Arrows at date U.S. Seated Liberty Quarter, EF, countermarked  C.FORSBERG , New York Cit
88.    1854 Arrows at date U.S. Seated Liberty Quarter, EF, countermarked "C.FORSBERG", New York City, NY. According to Counterstamp expert and author Gregory Brunk, "Forsberg was a very unusual name in 19th century America, with only six Forsbergs mentioned in the 1850 Census. Charles W. Forsberg of New York City was born c.1802 in Germany, and was a surgical instrument manufacturer at 68 Duane St. and 198 Williams St. in the 1850s (James M. Edmonson, American Surgical Instruments 1997:217)." Only four pieces are known with this countermark, this one, an 1853 & (2) 1857. None of the others are for sale at this time.