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NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: SEPTEMBER 3, 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
1668 Lancelott Keate Farthing 
17th Century Token, Dorset, Beaminster, Lancelot Keate, Farthing, 1668, two hands holding keyboard like instrument, beaded circles and legend surrounding, cinquefoil stop at top, *LANCELOTT. KEATE, rev. L*K with cinquefoil stop between pellets above and below, beaded circles and legend surrounding, *OF. BEMINSTER. 1668, weight 1.08g (Boyne 7; BW7). Some Verdigris both sides, otherwise good fine to almost very fine. We note from the History of Beaminster (Richard Hine 1914), that Lancelot Keate the Elder was one of six parishioners to be instructed and given powers to erect a new gallery in the north part of the church in 1657 to better accommodate the congregation and to sell seats within to pay for the works. From the Sovereign Rarities website. -Editor
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1825 Emperor Alexander I Death Medal 
RUSSIA Morte dell'Imperatore Alessandro I (1801-1825) Medaglia 1825 A ricordo dello Zar Alessandro, al rovescio occhio raggiante e sotto data 1812. Opus: A.Klepikov. Diakov n.429.2; Julius n.3818; AE (g.128 - Ø 68,5 mm) R Rara medaglia di grosso modulo, minimi colpetti e segnetti al ciglio Interesting medal commemorating the death of Russian Emperor Alexander I. -Editor
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1896 Nicholas II Visit to France Medal 
RUSSIA Nicola II (1894-1917) Medaglia 1896 visita in Francia - Opus: Chaplain AE (g 157 - Ø 70 mm) This medal commemorates a visit by Russian Tsar Nicholas II to France in 1896. Nice jugate portrait, although to me it makes the Empress look unnaturally large in comparison. -Editor
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Sir Mark Jones Medal 
Bronze portrait medal The Keeper: Mark Jones Keeper of Coins + Medals 1990-1992 by Ron Dutton rev. a walker setting off on a journey along a country road with legend, Giant's Shoulders (reference to Isaac Newton's metaphor, acknowledging his debt to major thinkers before him to make intellectual progress) Cast bronze 76mm. approximately, as made. Part of the series commemorating past Keepers of the department at the British Museum. Sir Mark Jones, art historian, subsequently became Director of the National Museums of Scotland and then Director of the V&A A modern medal together with a piece of modern news - about this item in the current Simmons Gallery medal auction the company reported that "Sir Mark Jones, past curator of medals and Keeper in the Dept. of Coins Medals, has been appointed interim Director of the British Museum. We wish him all the luck, coming out of retirement, to sort out the problems at the museum. And guess what? We have his medal by Ron Dutton in the current auction. Serendipity." -Editor
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Two Banksy Di-Faced Tenners 
Overall: 14-3/4"h x 13-1/2"w
A New Jersey auctioneer is offering these two framed Banksy notes. -Editor
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