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V25 2022 INDEX E-SYLUM ARCHIVE NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: MAY 20, 2022Here'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 
Thraco-Macedonian tribes, The Edones
An unusual design. From the Numismatica Ars Classica NAC Auction 126, lot 61 (Sorry, this one's been sold). -Editor
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CANADA. Quebec. Montreal. Copper Cent Token, ND (1885). PCGS MS-63 Red Brown. BR-582. Mintage: 200. Obverse: Inscription in 10 lines advertising Joseph LeRoux's numismatic works; Reverse: Same inscription in French. Offering handsome and mostly red surfaces, this charming piece displays incredible attractivity and is certain to appeal to specialists. A nice piece advertising numismatic literature! From the Stack's Bowers June 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction. -Editor
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BOHEMIA. Prague. 50th Birthday of Wilhelm Trinks Oval Bronze Medal, 1891. GEM UNCIRCULATED. Hauser-7940; Horsky-7704. By Jauner. Dimensions: 53mm x 63mm; Weight: 93.10 gms. Obverse: Draped bust left; Reverse: Pallas Athena seated right, holding spear and cradling figure of Victory; garnished shield with head of Medusa to left; to right, putto next to money chest, holding up a coin; owl to lower right. Edge: Plain. Incredibly glossy surfaces and an olive-brown nature highlight this immensely majestic numismatic-themed medal. Trinks was a Prague-based coin dealer, hence the money chest and reverse legend "IN NUMMIS VERITAS," or, "there is truth in numismatics." The super-long beard is what first caught my eye, but this oval medal featuring Prague-based dealer Wilhelm Trinks is all about numismatics. Also from the Stack's Bowers June 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction. -Editor
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. France - United States. Battle of Cowpens Bronze Medal, "1781" (ca. mid-20th Century). Paris Mint. UNCIRCULATED. Betts-595. Comitia Americana series. Restrike issue. By Duvivier. Diameter: 46mm; Weight: 49.20 gms. Obverse: Colonel John Eager Howard, wielding sword, on horse rearing right; to right, fleeing British soldier; Victory in background, holding wreath and palm frond; Reverse: Legend and date in seven lines; all within wreath. Edge: [cornucopia] BRONZE. Olive-brown matte surfaces. If an original gold Comitia Americana medal is beyond your collecting budget, how about a nice bronze Paris Mint restrike? Also from the Stack's Bowers June 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction. -Editor
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Francés Indo-China Elefantes Laos Bronce 59mm A great piece, from the eBay offerings of Hedley Betts. -Editor
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COLORIZED POLYMER NOTE: YEAR OF THE MONKEY I don't know what this is (a fantasy note, I imagine), but it's got a striking colorful image. -Editor
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Country: Ukraine
Other Info: Reed paper fantasy art private issue note. Back design is based on a real stamp issued by the Ukrainian post office and shows a soldier "giving the finger" to a Russian ship, the Moskva, that was demanding the soldiers surrender, (later sunk by Ukrain). This design was based on a sketch by Boris Groh. Variety w/properly aligned "20" registration & lighter portrait. Coloration: Green & brown / blue & yellow.. Depictions: Portrait of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with mountains behind on front; Ukrainian soldier flipping off a Russian warship on back. Includes a special message for Vladimir Putin near bottom of ship!.
Note Size: 5 7/8" x 3 1/4"
Speaking of fantasy banknotes, Reed Banknote just came out with a new one for Ukraine. The first one sold in a charity auction benefitting Doctors Without Borders. -Editor
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