1830 Capped Bust Dime - Counterstamped - Silversmith!
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Brunk M-991
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Although an early New England Counterstamp, it is currently unattributed as to issuer, though possibly related to O.H. Munson of the Hard Times series.
The size of the stamp would lead one to believe that Munson was most likely a silversmith or a similar smith, however so far the exact attribution remains elusive.
He may have worked in a smaller town and or for a short time period, thus making clues and the stamps themselves scarce. There were several other Munson silversmiths working in the area from the 1750s to the 1850s, but none with the first name starting with a D...
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