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Ball black tompkins c/s 1/2 cent

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:260.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
Ball black tompkins c/s 1/2 cent
<B>Very Scarce Early Merchant Counterstamped Half Cent.</B></I> This is an outstanding counterstamped coin, an early Draped Bust half cent of unknown date with multiple counterstamps. The following are counterstamped on one side: & black, C. Stewart NY, Ball Tompkins, Goe III Lion and the letter F, a star in an oval, the head of George Washington in oval along with an anchor, and finally & black. Ball, Black & Co. are listed in Brunk circa 1851-1876. Ball, Tompkins & Black are listed in New York between the years 1839 and 1851. C. Stewart is unlisted. On the reverse the word "manufacturer" is counterstamped. This lot should see spirited bidding from the collectors of early counterstamps.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)