101554 | UNITED STATES. "No Trespassing" counterstamped silver Quarter.
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101554 | UNITED STATES. "No Trespassing" counterstamped silver Quarter (24mm, 5.77 g, 6h).
1878 Philadelphia mint Seated Liberty quarter, with counterstamp upon obverse: "NO TRESPASSING" around skull and crossbones. Edge: Reeded.
Cf. KM A98 (for host coin); Brunk ā; Rulau ā. Counterstamp: Very Fine; Host coin: Good details. Edge damage.
Very rare and highly interesting.
Ex Heritage 430 (17 February 2007), lot 236 (part of).
An intriguing piece that seemingly has no explanation, a possible answer could be that this counterstamp acted as a pass key or admission ticket for a specific club or organization.
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