NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: NOVEMBER 5, 2017

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The E-Sylum: Volume 20, Number 45, November 5, 2017, Article 28

NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: NOVEMBER 5, 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

1825 Convict Token

Description: Convict token, 1825, being a shaved Great Britain 1797 cartwheel penny size coin, inscribed on one side, 'Fredrick/Morgan cast/For Death/april 8 and/respited/June 14/1825', and on the other side, 'When/this you see/remember, me/when I am/bound in/Slavery'. Holed near edge for wearing, very fine and rare.

To read the complete lot description, see:
Lot 654: Australian Historical Medals (https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/-1-c-D1348689CF)

Convict Love Tokens are a fascinating area of collecting. "The tokens were scratched in prison cells on to the smoothed-out surface of copper pennies, just 36mm in circumference. Intended for sweethearts and family members, they carry poignant messages heavy with despair." -Editor

To read earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
CONVICT LOVE TOKENS? (http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v06n33a10.html)
CONVICT LOVE TOKEN BOOK AVAILABLE (http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v06n37a04.html)

Table Mountain-Aerial Cableway Token

A transportation token for an unusual method of transport. -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
Lot 101: South Africa. 'Souvenir of Table Mountain-Aerial Cableway', VF with some surface corrosion (https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/-1-c-9A1460DA19)

CIA Intelligence Star For Valor

You are bidding on a CIA Intelligence Star For Valor Medallion / Medal Name Plate blank Approx 3" in very good condition with a few minor scratches and a blank name plate. Comes with a letter signed by Gen. Colin Powell & William Webster (CIA Director)?.? We have blacked out the name of the recipient on the photos.

I haven't seen one of these offered in a while. Although the medal isn't inscribed, nevertheless it comes with a redacted award letter dated July 27, 1990. Is it real? It looks to be on notebook paper rather than stationary. BEWARE: The seller has a no-returns policy. -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
RARE CIA Star For Valor Medal Approx 3" w/Letter signed C. POWELL & W. WEBSTER (https://www.ebay.com/itm/372122544294)

Wayne Homren, Editor

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