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NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: MARCH 26, 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
A Quilled 'Porcupine' Sceat 
Anglo-Saxon England, Continental Phase (695-740), Sceat, Series E, Variety A, quilled 'porcupine' crescent right, enclosing four bars, rev. beaded votive standard, pellet either side of central annulet, two pellets in lower section ~ 'TOTII' inscription, chevron to periphery, 0.99g, 5h (SL 94-10; SCBI 69 [Abramson], 241; Spink 790B), attractively toned with underlying lustre, a pleasingly good very fine, a desirable example of this commonly encountered type Another interesting early British piece. From the Spink Numismatic e-Circular 27. -Editor
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Counterstamped Flying Eagle Cent 
1857 Flying Eagle Cent Counterstamp Harvard Illinois H. Wettstein. From the eBay listings of Steve Hayden. I used to collect counterstamped U.S. coins by the undertype, and counterstamped Flying Eagle cents are hard to find. They were issued for just a few years and are smaller than the more commonly stamped large cents, quarters and half dollars. The smaller the coin the smaller the target, with less room for advertising text or images. A nicely placed and centered stamp on both sides. -Editor
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1923 Japan-Netherlands National Friendship Silver Medal 
JAPAN. Japan - Netherlands. National Friendship Silver Medal, 1923. CHOICE UNCIRCULATED. KB-324. By J. J. van de Goor. Diameter: 41mm; Weight: 29.74 gms. Commemorating the friendship between the two nations. Obverse: Two male figures, in early modern Japanese and Dutch attire, respectively, standing facing one another, clasping hands; ship in background; Reverse: Legend in eight lines within wreath of flames. Edge: Plain. Estimate: $200 - $400. With the D.C. cherry blossoms in bloom, I thought this medal from the 1920's appropriate, commemorating another diplomatic event of their post-WWI era reengagement with the West. From the Stack's Bowers April 2023 Hong Kong Auction. -Editor
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