MORE ON THE G. ERICHSON COUNTERSTAMP
The E-Sylum (11/22/2020)
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MORE ON THE G. ERICHSON COUNTERSTAMP
Bill Groom also provided this follow-up for readers on his article about the G. ERICHSON counterstamp. Thanks!-Editor
Over a year ago, now, I managed to acquire a long-sought Erichson counterstamp on an early quarter. In addition to the G. ERICHSON name stamp, it reportedly boasted both HOUSTON and TEX stamps. Might this 1856 be the storied quarter, mentioned in the 1895 newspaper article?
The New Orleans author of the letter to Erichson wrote about his quarter being stamped, "G. Erichson, Houston, Tex." Might he simply have abbreviated "TEXAS" as stamped on this 1856 quarter? Or, did Erichson also utilize an abbreviated version of Texas?
So far, this writer has only seen Gustave Erichson firearms bearing unabbreviated TEXAS stampings; these, including revolvers, a shotgun and rifles. One of Gustave's sons, Otto, stamped a gun in italics, utilizing "TEX." Given that no "TEX" stampings are yet apparent on any of Gustave's firearms, it stands to reason that this abbreviated stamp is unlikely to be found on Erichson's coins. Still, I'm not willing to exclude that possibility, so the hunt continues!
To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
THE G. ERICHSON COUNTERSTAMP(https://www.coinbooks.org/v20/esylum_v20n18a26.html)
