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NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: SEPTEMBER 27, 2020Here'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
1855 Experimental Alloy Cent 
1855 Experimental Alloy Cent
1855 1C Flying Eagle Cent, Judd-170a, R.7, PR64+ PCGS. Ex: Simpson. Thirteen stars surround an eagle that is flying slightly upward, similar to the Christian Gobrecht/Titian Peale flying eagle design for the Gobrecht dollars (and soon the Flying Eagle cents). The reverse design is similar to the issued large cent. The diameter is intermediate between the large cents struck for commerce in 1855 and the small cents that were first produced in 1856. Struck with a plain edge. In a former auction appearance, this piece had a composition stated on the insert of 86% copper, 14% nickel. Orange borders frame olive-gray centers. Well preserved and typically struck with a minor retained obverse lamination at 1 o'clock. Struck from boldly clashed dies. Recently sold by Heritage from the Bob R. Simpson collection. -Editor
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1875 Australia Bravery Award 
After forty days of rain vulnerable buildings were destroyed along with livestock and the districts crops of maize and tobacco. The paper reported that large quantities of property of every description have been noticed to have been swept down by the fearful torrent of water including a continuous stream of pumpkins. Able-bodied locals toiled day and night to rescue people stranded by the rising waters and the Advertiser reported that throughout Sunday Night and all day on Monday, Senior Constable James Wells, and Constable William Mayo, of our police force, who, with Messrs Thomas Lindsay, Boyle, White and Frederick Wilson formed the boats crew, were mostly actively engaged in rendering assistance in removing flooded-out residents from dwellings to places of safety. Wells himself lost his footing on one occasion and was nearly swept away to his death before he was able to desperately grasp a branch and be pulled to safety. Amazingly, the only reported casualty of the Flood was the local member of the Legislative Council, William Munnings Arnold who tragically drowned while trying to save a boatload of pumpkins, which were probably fished from the fast-flowing waters. It seems that sometimes you just have to let them go. In December 1875 Sergeant Wells and five other principal members of the boats crew were presented with bravery medals for their heroics during the Flood. The hand-engraved silver discs were crafted by the famous silversmiths Hardy Brothers of Hunter Street, Sydney. It's not pretty, but it's pretty important. And if you come across a boatload of floating pumpkins, let them float by. -Editor
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French Gas and Electricity Medal 
Silver plated Bronze medal, French gas and Electricity medal awarded for 25 years of service to L. Conte Henri Dropsy (1885-1969) In original circular case. I enjoy the history of science, technology and business. Industry service medals are an interesting specialty that are challenging to collect. I like this one. Unusual. -Editor
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Squatting Numismatica Medal 
1982 Bronze Medal von Uhlig 100 year anniversary of The Association of Coin Studies - Squatting Numismatica 159.8 Grams.
I'd never seen this medal and I'm unfamiliar with the organization that issued it - can any of our readers fill us in? Verein für Münzkunde Nürnberg eV is still active - here's their website:
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