1814 Classic Head Cent - Brunk R-163 Plain 4 H. Rees
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Description
This 1814 Classic Head Cent bears a merchant counterstamp attributed to H. Rees, cataloged as Brunk R-163. Counterstamps were applied to circulating coins by merchants, silversmiths, and tradesmen as a form of portable advertising — the business card of early America. The H. Rees stamp identifies a business operating in Rees, one of many merchants who used coin counterstamping to advertise their trade. The host coin is a 1814 cent from the Classic Head Cents 1808-1814 series. The host coin's original mintage was 398,000, though counterstamped examples represent only a tiny fraction of survivors. Struck in silver, 23.5 mm in diameter. Cataloged as PCGS #889002. Counterstamped coins documented in Gregory G. Brunk's "American and Canadian Countermarked Coins" sit at the intersection of numismatics and Americana — each piece is a primary-source historical document of early American commerce. The counterstamp adds a unique layer of provenance that distinguishes this coin from all other examples of its type.
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