Counterstamps

J. VEAL in a box punch on an 1814 Classic Head large cent. Brunk-Unlisted, Rulau-Unlisted. Host coin Very Fine.

This is a rare southern stamp of John Veal Sr. (1793-1885) a silversmith and jeweler working in Columbia, SC. John Veal Sr. was the son of North Carolina silversmith Richard Veal (d.1781) and probably trained in the trade under his father. He moved to Columbia sometime before 1824. He was in several partnerships such as GREGG & VEAL with William Gregg in 1824 to 1827 and with William Glaze (1815-1883) from 1828 to 1831 as VEAL & GLAZE. Veal was a veteran of the War of 1812 and is thought to have retired in 1857. However "the store of John Veal" was listed as destroyed in the burning of Columbia by General Sherman in 1865, although it could have been the store he used to operate out of or one owned by his son. Others state that he worked until 1874. An important counterstamp!

From the Steve M. Tompkins Collection.

Estimate: $ 150