Ploughed field hunt - Ancient advertising coin

[drkp88]

Last Wed (2/22/12) I had a chance to hit a farm field for a couple hours - weather has been beautiful here in Ct.
Targets were few but I managed a few keepers. The most interesting is a double-counterstamped 1838 LC.
The front is stamped "CAST STEEL" and also has a number 2. The reverse is stamped "CLARK.". There are also three holes punched through it.
Also found two rifle balls, a buckle and three buttons. The tiny flat was actually a surface find.
Thanks for sharing. Bruce

 

[MNCoinhunter]

Very nice ! That may have some collectors value !!

 

[Hotcz70]

Very cool find Bruce

I'm with Dave....I bet that has some nice collector value.

 

[Dan-Pa.]

Any learned explanation of this coin???

 

[sgoss66]

Very strange, that large cent. I'm curious to as to what's up with it...

VERY nice, in any case!

Steve

 

[EladSwerdna]

Wow, look at all them holes! AND counter stamped! Prime example of the depreciation of large cents back then.

Good find.

 

[DoughBoyDoug]

Interesting and unique find. Nice job.

 

[Great Republic]

That's a neat LC find Bruce. Weather was nice. I found a small flat button like out in the woods once sitting on the ground at the base of a big tree. HH

 

[TwoRivers]

That's an interesting LC..........good hunt!

 

[cladkiller]

Awesome finds Bruce , very cool.
David

 

[MikeO]

That is just awesome Bruce.
I love LC's but, if its going to marked atleast it is marked in a special way!
Sweat finds!

 

[grumpymedic]

Very Cool large cent!! That one definitely has a story to tell!! Congrats!

 

[Derrelld]

That's awesome!!!

 

[Eddie in Poulsbo]

Nice finds Bruce. GL on your next trip back to that plowed field.

Eddie

 

[cannon]

That coin is awesome!!

 

[Markdb61]

Cool coin...WAY cool

 

[TokenDigger]

Neat find! According to the book on countermarked coins by Gregory Brunk, the term "Cast Steel" was a commonly used guarantee of quality goods. It came into use after 1830 when steel started to replace cast iron in tools. There are a number of different varieties of this stamp with most of them on large cents. The CLARK. stamp is also known but no details were given about it. Nice historical find! HH

 

[drkp88]

Thanks for all the replies - and TokenDigger, thanks for the info. I've found a nunmber of countermarked LC over the years and always found them to be interesting.
Bruce

 

[xterranomore]

Strange one for sure and very unique. Nice find.