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NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: MARCH 5, 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
Danubian Celts Tetradrachm 
Danubian Celts (c. 3rd – 2nd Centuries BC) AR Tetradrachm, in the types of Philip II, 13.23g. Stylised laureate head of Zeus facing right. Rev. Rider on horseback right. (Allen, Celtic Coins in the British Museum, pl.XXII, S107; Göbl, OTA, 167). About Extremely Fine. I love the distinctive minimal style of Celtic coinage. -Editor
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Railroad Cord Wood Token 
Post Civil War 1869 token Miller / Rulau MI-NL-30 EF. M.S. & N.I.R.R. [Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana Railroad] W.D 33. 1/2 Cord. From Steve Hayden's eBay listings of John Easterly's extensive collection of Railroad Cord Wood tokens. Interesting specialty. I still remember my teenage fascination with a flea market Exploder token find. Who buys wood anymore, or knows how large a cord is? -Editor
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Worcester Savings Bank of Maryland Banknotes 
Shreveport, Louisiana, $20, unsigned remainder; two $1 Somerset and Worcester Savings Bank, Maryland; seven $3 Somerset and Worcester Savings Bank, Maryland
PROVENANCE
For paper money collectors and dealers, Brunk auctions has a number of individual and group lots in its upcoming sale. Here's a group mostly from the Somerset and Worcester Savings Bank of Maryland. -Editor
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Framed North Carolina Banknotes 
collage of North Carolina obsolete bank notes and Confederate currency, present are Confederate notes: $5, $10, $20, $50, and a "Lucy Pickens" $100; numerous North Carolina notes, some fractional denominations, surrounding a North Carolina/CSA $1000 bond signed by Governor Zebulon Vance, some coupons clipped, overall 30-1/2 x 23-1/2 in.
PROVENANCE
Here's a framed group from the Brunk sale, including an issued Confederate bond with coupons clipped. -Editor
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Giori Flower Power Promotional Notes 
KBA Giori Flower Power Promotional Pair 2D Iris Large/Small Unc Security printers are known for producing notes that promote their work. This charming Flower Power Pair was produced in 2010 by KBA Giori to show off the high-performance registration offset printing on their Super Simultan IV machines. The 2D Iris recognition process was a big step in tackling counterfeits. The pair both feature daisy designs and are Uncirculated. From the online stock of Richard Lobel's Coincraft in London. -Editor
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