NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: DECEMBER 22, 2019

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NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: DECEMBER 22, 2019

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

Middlesex Antislavery Token

Middlesex copper "Political Series - Antislavery" 1/2 Penny Token ND (1790s) MS65+ Brown PCGS, D&H-1038a. An astonishing and virtually problem-free example of this most popular Conder token series, aged to a rich cocoa with cupric red elements at the legends.

From the Heritage January 2020 sale. -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
Great Britain: Middlesex copper "Political Series - Antislavery" 1/2 Penny Token ND (1790s (https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/great-britain-middlesex-copper-political-series-antislavery-1-2-penny-token-nd-1790s-ms65-brown-pcgs-/a/3082-34050.s)

Pidcock's Farthing Token

GREAT BRITAIN. Middlesex. Pidcock's Farthing Token, ND (1790s). PCGS MS-65 Brown Gold Shield.

D&H-1067a. Pidcock's Exhibition. Obverse: Elephant, "JAMES" below; Reverse: Crested cockatoo on a branch. Some mint red, boldly struck with lovely surfaces.

Stack's Bowers January 2020 sale; from the Q. David Bowers collection. -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
GREAT BRITAIN. Middlesex. Pidcock's Farthing Token, ND (1790s). (https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-L9T6B/great-britain-middlesex-pidcocks-farthing-token-nd-1790s-pcgs-ms-65-brown-gold-shield)

Bergen Iron Works Token

538 - LOW 180 / HT-205A R4 Raw AU+ Bergen Iron Works Store, Lakewood New Jersey. Struck in Copper and much rarer than the Brass variety, particularly this nice. A well struck EF+ brought $351 in our December 2017 auction. From the Robert Williams collection.

Sold by Steve Hayden. -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
538 - LOW 180 / HT-205A R4 Raw AU+ Hard Times token (https://www.civilwartokens.com/Event/LotDetails/2798549/538-LOW-180-HT205A-R4-Raw-AU-Hard-Times-token)

1879 Victoria Specimen Pattern Penny Token

Victoria Specimen Pattern Penny Token 1879 SP64 Brown PCGS, Allen & Moore's mint (in Birmingham), KMX-Pn1, Andrews-399, Lampard-336. By James Moore. The designer, Moore, was a recognized and respected engraver who, among other things, produced a number of Victorian medals. This ultimately unadopted pattern selection displays sharply struck features, alongside an intermingled patina of chestnut and mahogany, laid over glossy surfaces

From the Heritage January 2020 sale. -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
New Zealand: Victoria Specimen Pattern Penny Token 1879 (https://coins.ha.com/itm/new-zealand/new-zealand-victoria-specimen-pattern-penny-token-1879-sp64-brown-pcgs-/a/3081-31083.s)

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Wayne Homren, Editor

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