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NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: MAY 12, 2019Here'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
MACEDON Roman Protectorate Tetradrachm
MACEDON. Roman Protectorate. 167-149 B.C. AR tetradrachm. 16.99 gm. 31 mm. Amphipolis mint. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder, in the center of a Macedonian shield / Club, ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ and monogram above, ΠΡΩΤΗΣ and two monograms below, all within oak wreath; thunderbolt to left. HGC 3.1, 1103. Near Extremely Fine; aesthetic style, sharply struck, with beautiful iridescent toning. Superb example of the type. From the Davisson's E-Auction 30. -Editor
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1838-O Liberty Seated Dime. No Stars
 
1838-O Liberty Seated Dime. No Stars. Fortin-102. Rarity-3. AU-55 (PCGS). A lovely example of this brief type, from the first year of coinage operations at the New Orleans Mint. Writing for the website seateddimevarieties.com, Gerry Fortin states that the 1838-O is, "A difficult date in AU or better with few Mint State examples known." Coming up in the May 2019 Stack's Bowers Baltimore Auction. -Editor
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1841 Franklin Institute Medal
 
Description: BY GOBRECH AWARD 1844 SILVER. ESTIMATE: $775-$850 In the synchronicity department is this 1841 Franklin Institute medal which magically appeared on the market after we were just discussing these last week. -Editor
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We're still hoping for readers assistance for Anthony Stuempfig in his search for the Franklin Institute silver medals awarded Charles H White. He adds that "the 1842 medal was sold at Millea Brothers Auction in the February 12-14, 2019 sale, Lot 3390." -Editor
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1881 Russian Tsarina Maria Feodorovna Medal
 
Description: Imperial Russian silver medal featuring the releif of Tsarina Maria Feodorovna on obverse and Cyrillic inscriptions on reverse: medal For Gooness and Success in Sciences. Issued in 1881. Weight: 0.9 oz., 26 g. Dimensions: D: 1 3/4 in., (40 mm.) It's just me I guess, but I think what caught my eye on this was the unusual arrangement on the reverse. The wide pedestal with the globe looks more like a tabletop, so why is the lady standing on a table? From the May 18, 2019 Helios Auctions sale in NYC. -Editor
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1886 Eutopia Dollar Sans Gold Center
 
Did you know the U.S. has a holey dollar? At first glance this eBay lot from a seller in Hawaii looks just like the popular revalued coins of New South Wales and Prince Edward Island. But it's an example of Nicholas Veeder's "Eutopia Dollar", an 1886 proposal for a bimetallic currency that's missing its gold center plug. -Editor
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New South Wales Holey Dollar
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1886 Eutopia Dollar
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A Long-Lasting Good Luck Token
I've seen plenty of Good Luck tokens in my day, but none made a boast as broad as this. So what happens when your run of good luck runs out? -Editor
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