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V25 2022 INDEX E-SYLUM ARCHIVE NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: OCTOBER 16, 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 
Undated (1885) Cometallic Pattern. Plain Edge. Choice Very Fine. 23 mm. 7.64 grams. A very rare pattern, produced with the standards set Forth in Nicholas Veeder's 1885 publication Cometallism, Gold, Silver and Paper Money. Made from a fine silver base weighing 109.68 grains and enclosing a thin gold disc marked 6.856 grains. Using the metal values of 1885, the piece contains 29 1/2 cents worth of silver and 29 1/2 cents worth of gold, making a "coin" worth 59 cents at the time, roughly equivalent to Veeder's half dollar proposal. This lot is accompanied by an original copy of Eric Von Klinger's December 15, 2003 Coin World article, "Cometallic Piece a Mystery". The present coin is the subject of the article and is pictured therein. Provenance: Ex Lester Merkin's sale of June 1971, lot 896; our (Bowers and Merena's) sale of the Harry Einstein Collection, June 1986, lot 1365; and our Baltimore Auction of November 2011, lot 9111; our Americana Sale of February 2015, lot 218. Select lot tags and a Coin World article are included. In the upcoming Stack's Bowers Winter 2022 Auction. Interesting item - I'd never seen this before. -Editor
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1919 France Art Medal, "The Widows" by Georges Prud'homme.
Bronze. 69mm x 76mm. 143.6g. Cornucopia and BRONZE on edge (Paris Mint). This example enjoys natural bronze-gold patina and clean rims. A single spot of verdigris occurs at the lower obverse. Rarely offered and of the highest artistic quality. From the stock of Jacob Lipson. Great medal! I'd never seen this one before. -Editor
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SILVER POULTRY CLUB MEDAL WON BY S.F. HOBBS AT THE CORN EXCHANGE ROCHESTER FOR BEST EXHIBIT The auctioneer only shows one side of the medal; I assume the other side is engraved with the name of winner Hobbs. There's wear on the high points of the design; since there's a loop I imagine this was proudly worn at one time. Great barnyard design. -Editor
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[Civil War Era] George Washington: Exceedingly Rare Emancipation Dog Tag. Excessively rare circa 1861 Union soldiers' dog tag in gilt brass measuring 31mm. The obverse has a raised portrait of George Washington surrounded by thirty-four stars and inscribed "Union" below. The reverse is counterstamped, "P KING/ EMAN/ CIPATION/ BILL PASSED/ APRIL 16 1862/WASHINGTON/ DC." Great item sold recently by Heritage for $15,625.00. -Editor
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