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NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: NOVEMBER 21, 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 
(18mm, 6.35g) Two male heads, side by side with one inverted. Rev: Sea-eagle standing left on dolphin. Sear-1669 variety; gVF/aVF, reverse off struck, harshly cleaned Cool piece. From the Geoffrey Bell November 2021 sale. -Editor
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1883 Harrison Brothers and Company's Town and Country Ready Mixed Paints Advertising Note. 3.125 in. x 7 in. Intended to promote sales, Harrison Brothers and Company's advertising note entitles holder to one gallon "and upwards" of Harrison's "Town & Country" ready-mixed paint. Printed to look like a banknote with a scale, monograms and formulation information incorporated into the design. Also known as the Harrison Brothers Chemical Works and the Grays Ferry Chemical Works, this chemical manufacturer was an originator of ready-mix paints for the consumer market. Philadelphia & New York. Small tear at bottom left corner. From the ANA Money Museum eBay sale. -Editor
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Bread tokens, Warringah Bakery Pty Ltd and predecessor Maisey, Mona Vale, a series of mint specimens in aluminium (11) and bronze (10), probably restrikes, eight are muled, two square half loaf are with "Amor/Sydney" in two lines. Uncirculated. (21) Ex Mark E.Freehill Collection, from L.J.Carlisle and R.J.Byatt. From the November 23, 2021 Noble Numismatics sale. -Editor
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T-1. Confederate Currency. 1861 $1000. PMG Very Fine 20 Net. Restoration, Stains. No. 181, Plate A. The key note of the "Big Six" of Confederate currency, just 607 of these 1861 $1000s were issued and today just around 150 are known to survive. These National Bank Note Company produced notes are immediately recognizable for their brilliant green tints. The portrait of John C. Calhoun appears at bottom left while Andrew Jackson is seen at bottom right. Intricate counters occupy the top corners. These $1000 notes, as well as the first $500s, $100s and $50s were issued while the Confederate capital was located in Montgomery and thus they are known as "Montgomery notes". This note is found without punch cancellations. PMG comments "Restoration, Stains." I was fortunate to have a couple Montgomery notes in my Civil War collection, but I didn't have the $1,000. From the Stack's Bowers November 2021 U.S. Currency sale. Great opportunity to acquire an interesting, rare, and historically important banknote. -Editor
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