I recently came across an unusual piece - a rather common circa 1850 N.Y. merchant token with a chicken counterstamp. I ran this past Dave Schenkman and he told me that he had seen chicken counterstamps on old tokens before but he did not know the reason or origin. I tried to "egg" him on further but he felt I was running "afowl" of his patience so I backed off. Any cooped up E-Sylum savants out there have any knowledge or ideas on this countermark? Only a thought, this would be a wonderful addition to an advanced barnyard collection that included say...a goat tag. I could bring this to the next Nummis Nova dinner but any media attention would probably mean SRO (standing room only) and crowd control would be advised.