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NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: OCTOBER 13, 2019Here's a selection of interesting or unusual items I came across this week. Tell us what you think of some of these. -Editor c1849 Washington Birth Centennial Medal
  Circa 1849 Birth Centennial medal by C.C. Wright. Second reverse. Wright and Bale mark partly effaced from die. Musante GW-128, Baker-75A. Bronze. MS-63 BN (PCGS). 45.0 mm. 755.6 grains. Deep mahogany bronze with the central reverse field a bit more reddish tan which nicely accentuates the legend. Glossy surfaces with subtle reflectivity in the fields. A trace of very light apparent oxidation is noted on the upper obverse. Double struck on the reverse with more than the usual rotation between strikes evident upon close study. Quite attractive overall, and perhaps just a little nicer than usually seen. Provenance: Ex William Spohn Baker Collection, to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania by bequest, November 15, 1897. Nice medal by Charles Cushing Wright from the W. S. Baker collection. In the upcoming Stack's Bowers November 2019 sale. -Editor To read the complete lot description, see:
"CSA Yankee Slayers" Medal
  Description: Heart shaped Confederate silver medal - 5th Texas Cavalry CSA Mounted Yankee Slayers, San Antonio Texas 1862. Size: 2.75 in diameter. This one doesn't pass the smell test. I reached out to E-Sylum reader Alan Weinberg for comment. -Editor Alan Weinberg writes: Absolutely a fantasy. 1. Not seen before
Were this genuine it'd be worth $5K++ and I'd pay it To read the complete lot description, see:
1884 Catalogue of the Medals of Scotland
4to. 36 autogravure plates. (Some scant spotting.) Contemporary half morocco, marbled boards, top edge gilt, others uncut (some wear, hinges starting). Provenance: Robert Mure McKerrell (Hillhouse armorial bookplate). LIMITED EDITION, number 32 of 350 copies, of Cochran's record of the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary. From the Hindman site, owned by Sotheby's -Editor To read the complete lot description, see:
c1889 Hood's Sarsaparilla Advertising Piece
 Advertising piece for Hood's Sarsaparilla, featuring The Story of a Counterfeit Dollar, with covers bearing the obverse and reverse of an 1889 Morgan dollar. I came across this neat item on the Newman Numismatic Portal, in the photo gallery of the Eclectic Numismatic Treasure collection (Miscellaneous section). A search on the web and WorldCat comes up empty for "Prose Works of a Bank Cashier"; is that a book? -Editor To read the complete image description, see:
To view the complete Eclectic Numismatic Treasure photo gallery, see:
1942 Jersey German Occupation Note
 BRITISH BANKNOTE - STATES OF JERSEY - German Occupation
Fascinating WWII history. -Editor To read the complete lot description, see:
To read a Wikipedia article on the WWII occupation, see:
1980 Science Nobel Nominating Committee Medal
  SWEDEN. Nobel Nominating Committee for Science Silver Medal, ND (1980). PCGS SPECIMEN-66 Gold Shield. Obverse: Bust of Alfred Nobel left; Reverse: Winged and crowned coat-of-arms of Sweden; rayed star above. Edge: F10 (indicating the year 1980). An attractive, satiny piece, featuring argent surfaces and light toning. I wasn't aware of the existence of these medals until I bought one (for the Medicine Committee) a couple years ago (see my Numismatic Diary article, linked below). Very cool way to obtain an official Nobel medal (without the bother of investing a lifetime in learning, research, and world-changing accomplishment). In the Stack's Bowers October 2019 World Collectors Choice Online Auction. -Editor To read the complete lot description, see:
To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
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