Counterstamps
G. DEARBORN counterstamped on the both sides of an 1819 Matron Head large cent. Brunk-Unlisted, Rulau-Unlisted. Host coin Good.
This is most likely the stamp of Gilman Dearborn, a tinsmith working in Portsmouth, NH. Dearborn is listed on the 1860 Federal census as a "tinner".
From the Steve M. Tompkins Collection.
Estimate: $ 150
Price realized | 45 USD |
Starting price | 1 USD |