Counterstamps
M.B. CYPHERS on an 1832 Capped Bust dime, JR-6. Brunk C-1198, Rulau ME-Sk 1A. Host coin Very Good.
Melvin B. Cyphers (1837-1918) worked as a gunsmith in Skowhegan, ME from 1859 to 1868, moving to Greenville, MI and working there as a gunsmith from 1870 to 1906. He also worked with another gunsmith that counterstamped coins, Charles V. Ramsdell, in Bangor, ME (see following lots). This stamp is also listed on a two cent piece of 1864, an 1854 dime and an unlisted 1853 large cent previously sold by the consignor.
From the Steve M. Tompkins Collection. Purchased from Steve Hayden MBS 12/2010; Ex Russell Rulau.
Estimate: $ 325
Price realized | 75 USD |
Starting price | 1 USD |