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OK, thanks, I'm with you now that I know counterstamps are an actual thing. Any idea what has been counterstampped on this coin and/or why? Or perhaps is there is a 3rd party expert Canadian source to find out more? I've looked all over to no avail.

These are definitely cool. I've now got 2 solid years / 200lbs / 25,000+/- cherrypicked foreign coins under my belt, and I have yet to come across one of these bad boys. Well, I've got a great 7 lbs batch coming any minute now so I'll keep my fingers crossed!

Good advice, yet again, thanks. I can raise to that challenge and live with it if I can't.

Thanks Fenn! I was completely unfamiliar with the entire concept of counterstamping, but I am beginning to think you nailed it. I guess the question now is whether and how I can maximize value out of this rare, old coin if this is the case and it is not just a "normal" circulation damage.

Hello everyone and I hope y'all had a nice holiday weekend recently. I am curious what do you see when you look at the close ups of the obverse markings on this 1812 Nova Scotia Half Penny? Obviously it's a loaded question because I read on numista.com ( https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3194.html ) that these particular pieces were known have been struck or cast by Thomas Halliday of Birmingham, England and some specimens were struck over either "Guppy" or "Bristol" halfpennies. I sent this in for certification with the $18 Mint Errorr option because I found it hard to believe that that the exactness of these markings came from some post-minting damage but rather during a faulty mint given their clearness and obvious doubling of some sort. It just seems too inconceivable that these obverse markings are anything but a mint error. Well, of course, the NGC graders had a different opinion and simply graded it as a damaged XF Details coin. I am not contesting the XF grading, but I am thinking about contesting this as a Details / damaged coin and not a true mint error. What do you think? Thanks in advance - JFD

@Jason Abshier Excellent advice and insight. Thank you very much for taking the time to respond and it's nice to meet another foreign coin enthusiast!

Thank you for holding my feet to the fire!

DAMN FENN!!! Yours is by far nicer than mine. Congrats! I'm actually still waiting on mine to get shipped back to me, but as soon as it does it is going up on eBay. It'll probably take a few months to sell, but when it does I'll be happy to share all the details with you.

Amen brother! Thanks for all of your honesty & friendship. And you are correct, I will not be a stranger. Y'all are good people!

Oh heck yeah! I think it was worth submitting now that it came back as an MS63, and I am very grateful for the advice you and the other faithfuls on these boards gave me not to submit it for the doubling attribution.

@Coinbuf @EagleRJO @jimbo27 @Fenntucky Mike @Crawtomatic @VKurtB @J P M @Just Bob @JKK Better late than never, but I said I would do it so here goes. I finally got this back from NGC and it turned out fairly well - MS 63.

Perfect idea!!!! But at 50 years old, I'm the youngest collector I know, so if someone could offer me a deserving soul, it shall be done!

Excellent point @VKurtB. In fact, didn't the U.S. Mint admit outright that the objectvive of the entire 2020 ATB "V75" privy mark and the 2019 "W" mint mark was rekindle interest in coin collecting? If so (& IMHO), such blatant manipulation to artificially increase interest & demand numismatically usually backfires.

THANK YOU SIR! I was spooked I'd have been dishonorably discharged from here because of that.

@powermad5000Excellent advice and well received. I appreciate you keeping focus on my original intent and offering an alternative yet voice-of-reason styled suggestion! Much appreciated