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Microstamp Maker’s Mark

$85 and up microstamp.us

In 2005, I came out with a book from a great small publisher with zero marketing budget. Naturally, my thoughts turned to guerrilla marketing, and I recalled a photo I’d seen years before in Popular Science: a penny with the word “Microstamp” imprinted into it. As it happened, a new nickel was coming out, and it had plenty of blank space right in front of Jefferson’s eyes. I figured I could stamp a bunch of nickels there with my book’s title, and then the coins would circulate ...

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