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Rich Hartzog writes: Actually, it is "A. M. Ford.", not "N". Odd font, too. There is a A.M. Ford c/m listed in Brunk on a 1827 half-dollar, but it is not pictured, so I am not sure if it is the same mark or not. The Rutlader mark is not listed. Dusty Royer writes: I went to Rutlader's shop or rather his office, as he didn't do much retail selling at that time, with the late Mike Payton. His office was on a lower level of a strip mall. I don't remember the address but it was on Wornell Road in Kansas City. I don't know if that area is still called Waldo but it was then (this would have been sometime in the 90s). I bought several World War II notes from him as I remember. We went back about a year later but could never make contact again as the office seemed to be unoccupied. A very mysterious guy! Rich Hartzog adds: I sent the information on Rutlader to Dr. Gregory Brunk, who replies, and gives his updated listing for his book on Counterstamped Coins. I checked on-line and found some probably living relatives, for further research. The Rutlader Outpost is still a tourist attraction. I emailed them the below and asked if they have any more information.
Kansas and Missouri James Rutlader was born in Texas in 1921. and was the author of Allied Military Currency from World War II (1968). He was a Kansas City, MO, coin dealer in the 1960s to the 1980s, eventually running Rutlader Coins & Stamps. A longer inscription from a rubber stamp on paper script reads "JAMES RUTLADER / KANSAS CITY, MO." He also issued brass five and ten cent tokens and a uniface silver medal imitating a Morgan silver dollar (Bruce Smith). By the 1990s he had opened the Rutlader Outpost in Louisburg, KS. It is a tourist attraction that consists of a recreated Old West town, opera house, RV park, antique mall, etc. It is located next to the Rutlader Wildlife Area on highway 69, half an hour south of Kansas City. The countermaked coins with "KANSAS" probably are associated with it. Many more pieces than those listed below probably exist. They were either advertising give-a-ways or were sold as souvenirs at the Outpost. They are relatively recent, but the two reales also has what seems to be a 19th century merchant stamp. RUTLADER Nickel: Buffalo (UK) RUTLADER / KANSAS Silver Dollar: UK (this may be the medal) RUTLADER / KANSAS with A. M. FORD Two Reales: 1794
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