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NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: OCTOBER 8, 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
An Augustus Cistophorus 
Augustus (27 BC – AD 14) AR Cistophorus, Ephesus, 11.76g. IMP CAE-SAR, bare head of Augustus right. Rev. AVGVSTVS, Capricorn right, cornucopiae before. (RIC 477; RPC 2213). Good Very Fine. From Baldwin's Auction 113. -Editor
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1863 Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon Token 
Civil War Era Token, copper, the obverse side marked "Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon, Instid, May 27, 1861," the reverse side marked "Second Annual Fair, Held, June 15, 1863," this volunteer relief agency operating in Philadelphia until December 1, 1865, serving meals and sustenance to over 800,000 Union soldiers coming and going to the wartime battlefields, approx 19mm diameter Start Price: $60.00 The tokens and medals associated with Civil War era Sanitary Fairs and other fund-raising organizations would make an interesting collection. This one is from the Austin Auction Gallery in Austin, TX. -Editor
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1942 Five Shilling Internment Token 
1942 Five Shilling Internment Token Extremely Fine Made By: Arendsen & Sons. Obverse: Ornamental wreath with berries and gumnuts; Inscription of "INTERNMENT CAMPS" Reverse: Ornamental wreath; denomination around Alloy: Copper | Diameter: 29.95mm | Weight: 8.619g Mintage: Produced: 34,643 | Destroyed: 33,898 | Maximum Population: 745 (Estimated 50-100 in existence) This scarce internment token has a light patina and wonderful surfaces. I came across this on the website of Andrew Crellin's Sterling & Currency. -Editor
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Rechlin Test Flight Facility Tool Check? 
Werkzeugmarke Erprobungsstelle Rechlin V2 "Werkzeugmarke" translates roughly to "Tool mark" or "Tool check." So this crude item may have served to keep track of tools for workmen in a factory. Google Translate says "Erprobungsstelle Rechlin" is "Rechlin testing site." A little Googling brought me to a page for the Aviation Museum Rechlin, in Rechlin, Germany, which was a central training facility with test grounds in the early days of air flight. -Editor
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