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NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: FEBRUARY 12, 2023Here'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 
Elis, Olympia, silver Stater, c.400 BC, 'Hera' mint, struck during the 95th Olympiad, head of Hera right, wearing stephane decorated with the letters H-P-A, and palmettes, rev. F - A, thunderbolt within olive wreath, 12.09g, 7h (Seltman, Temple 275 [dies EK/hn]; BCD -; SNG Copenhagen 381, these dies; BMC 63, these dies). In NGC holder graded Ch VF, Strike 4/5, Surface 5/5. Nice coin with an interesting portrait; from Sovereign Rarities Auction 8. -Editor
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Civil War Soldier ID Dog Tag, Maier & Stahl 1D. Battles Fair Oaks, White Oak Swamp, Bottom Ridge, Malvern Hill, Bristow Sta. Bull Run 2 Fredicksburgh. Maj. Gen. G.B. McClellan Peninsular Campaign A great Civil War dog tag. What history the mystery wearer witnessed! From the eBay offerings of Steve Hayden. -Editor
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"1893" (1895) Reginald Huth Medal. Princess Kaiulani. Medcalf-Russell 2MH-3. Silver. Proof-62 (NGC). Another of the Reginald Huth private medals, this one honoring Queen Liliuokalani's niece, the Princess Kaiulani. Deep slate gray-blue toning is consistent on both sides, and the fields are nicely mirrored. Only light handling marks, a few little ticks in the lower right obverse field. Double struck to bring up exquisite detail. A majestic creation, one of only 50 said to be produced by John Pinches in London, with a single dolphin below the Princess' portrait. A great rarity at an attractive level of preservation. Great medal of the last heir apparent to the throne of the Hawaiian Kingdom. From the Stacks Bowers Spring 2023 Auction Rarities Night. -Editor
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For decades, American consumers were handling a significant numismatic rarity, almost certainly without realizing it. Many 1896-S quarters, of which just 188,039 were struck, made their way into circulation, as collecting by mintmark had not yet entered numismatic vogue. Its small mintage coupled with extensive circulation renders Mint State examples real prizes; the date in any grade is among a trio of key Barber quarters from the San Francisco Mint that includes the 1901-S and 1913-S. A beautiful 1896-S Barber quarter also from the Stacks Bowers Spring 2023 Auction Rarities Night. -Editor
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1900 Cook County Illinois Cure All Celluloid Political Button. This Charm Will Not Work Unless You Vote For Magerstadt For Sheriff. This Charm If Carried In The Pocket Prevents Bald Heads, Hard Work, Love, Warts On The Nose, Bicycle Face, Dark Brown Taste, War Craze, Swelled Head, Delirium Tremens, Unhappy Marriages, Insanity, And Punctured Tires Avoid Substitutes, As This Charm Will Either Kill Or Cure. Who says politicians have no sense of humor? This political button is also from the eBay offerings of Steve Hayden, and exhibits a slogan similar to a tokens we've discussed before. -Editor
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Stump Speaker cast iron bank. Key included. H 9-3/4" W 5" D 4". Provenance: Collection of Rick McLennan. Here's another humorous politician, this time as a cast iron coin bank. -Editor
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