I found a 1971 penny with Lincoln smoking a pipe and 2 smoke rings on the front. Any ideas where it came from?

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I found a 1971 penny with Lincoln smoking a pipe and 2 smoke rings on the front. Any ideas where it came from?

2007-06-04 18:27:14 · 3 answers · asked by lindabis1103 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education

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It's called counterstamping and was fairlly popular at the time for charieties and business advertisements.
http://66.218.69.11/search/cache?ei=UTF-8&p=%22Lincoln+smoking+a+pipe+%22&fr=yfp-t-501&u=www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp%3FTOPIC_ID%3D12824&w=%22lincoln+smoking+a+pipe%22&d=Qr1lgOrnO411&icp=1&.intl=us

2007-06-04 18:43:34 · answer #1 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

I don't know where if came from, but someone else is in the same boat you here:

http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=26&threadid=576730

2007-06-05 01:41:31 · answer #2 · answered by snuhlenbrock 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

how should i know

2007-06-05 01:29:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋