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NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: SEPTEMBER 12, 2021Here'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 
This is an original document, dated 1786, Pennsylvania Assembly, where Thomas Mifflin and John Nicholson have signed an order to Robert Loller to count and burn currency....signed by Thomas Mifflin and John Nicholson on front and by Robert Loller on back. Document is 4x8, minor splits, repairs with acid free archival tape, overall good condition. Thomas Mifflin (January 10, 1744 – January 20, 1800) was an American merchant, soldier, and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He served in a variety of roles during and after the American Revolution, several of which qualify him to be counted among the Founding Fathers. He was the first Governor of Pennsylvania, serving from 1790 to 1799; he was also the last President of Pennsylvania, succeeding Benjamin Franklin and serving from 1788 until 1790. Born in Philadelphia, Mifflin became a merchant after graduating from the College of Philadelphia. He joined the Continental Army after serving in the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly and the Continental Congress. During the American Revolutionary War, he was an aide to General George Washington and the Continental Army's Quartermaster General, rising to the rank of major general. Mifflin returned to Congress in 1782 and was elected President of the Continental Congress in 1783. He served as Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1785 to 1787, then as President of the Pennsylvania Supreme Executive Council from 1788 to 1790. Mifflin was a delegate to the 1787 Philadelphia Convention and signed the United States Constitution. He then presided over the committee that wrote Pennsylvania's own constitution and he became the first governor after the ratification of the constitution. Mifflin left office as governor in 1799, and died the following year. This auction has ended, but congratulations to the buyer. It's a very interesting document discussing the burning of colonial currency. Found via Ray Williams on the Colonial Coins Google discussion group. -Editor
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1857 FLYING EAGLE CENT LOVE TOKEN "LIDEY" ON BOTH Interesting script counterstamp, and Flying Eagle cents are seldom seen as an undertype. Or is this indeed engraved as a Love Token? I reached out to Carol Bastable of the Love Token Society. -Editor Carol writes: "It looks like it is counterstamped. Supporting diagnostics:
"You could even go so far as to overlay the two names on top of one another and they will probably line up (except of course for the missing parts due to strike). Anything done by hand will have slight differences and will not ever match.
"Also, I believe that L is really an S. Here is a chart of typical script lettering." Carol may be on to something there - It does look like an S for Sidey. Thanks! This looked like a counterstsamped piece to me, too. -Editor
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Draper, Toppan, Longacre & Co. Banknote Specimen Engraving and Photograph of Another Specimen Sheet, an example used to show different elements to be printed on the then-current and now-obsolete bank note series. Estimate $200-250 From the Skinner auction house. Looks like this lot includes one actual specimen sheet plus a photograph of a different sheet. -Editor
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Qing Dynasty, silver $1, Guangxu Yuan Bao, Central Mint, (LM-11) A nice coin from the upcoming Spink Hong Kong sale. -Editor
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