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NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: OCTOBER 8, 2017
Here's a selection of interesting or unusual items I came across in the marketplace this week. Tell us what you think of some of these.
-Editor
Washington Success Token 
Description: "SUCCESS MEDAL" UNDATED FROM MID 19th CENTURY, SMALL, XF
Looks like a clean example with no major flaws.
-Editor
To read the complete lot description, see:
To read some articles on the Newman Portal, see:
New Yorke in America Token 
Finest known Yorke in America token. The conventional wisdom on this 17th Century token was that they were manufactured for the English Governor of New York, Francis Lovelace, who served from 1668-1673. This incredibly well preserved example has no wear and excellent color... Listed on page 49 of the Redbook.
E-Sylum supporter Harry Labstain offers this great early American token on his web site. That's one pencil-necked eagle, but a fantastic token.
-Editor
To read the complete item description, see:
For more information, see the Notre Dame entry:
1795 Cohen-2a Half Cent 
Also featured is an exceptional early half cent, traceable back over half a century to Stack's offering of the Joseph L. Brobston Collection of U.S. Half Cents in January 1963. Struck in 1795 from the Cohen-2a dies, this coin's appeal is obvious upon first glance, with rich mahogany-bronze patina and steel blue accents atop the highest points. The luster is fully intact and satiny, flooding the fields. In his 1983 Encyclopedia on the denomination, Walter Breen suggests that this specimen might be the same as the John Mills-David Wilson example ranked seventh in his census, though an examination of the plates on the Newman Numismatic Portal has dispelled this notion. Even so, the present example sits in the mid-range of the condition census, approaching Mint State quality in many respects. Nicely centered on each side, the denticles are full and the focal elements are sharply defined, especially on the reverse. The eponymous "punctuation" between the first two digits of the date is bold and accompanies similar scattered die chips and cracks in the peripheries. Early American copper specialists will be sure to recognize the significance of the present offering! This handsome rarity from the early days of the U.S. Mint will be offered in lot 1005 of our November 2017 Official Auction of the Whitman Coin & Collectibles Baltimore Expo
This blog article by Stack's Bowers cataloguer James McCartney discusses an important high-grade Half Cent from the Brobston. Great coin.
-Editor
To read the complete article, see:
1946 Arko-Lewis Associates Encased Cent 
Nice bright post-WWII advertising item. These are collectively common, but individually scarce to rare; collecting a full series from any one city can be quite a challenge.
-Editor
To read the complete lot description, see:
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