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NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: DECEMBER 10, 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
Shapur I Gold Dinar 
SASANIAN KINGS. Shapur I. 240-272 AD. Gold Dinar (7.33 gm; 23 mm). "The Mazda worshipper, the divine Shahpur, the king of kings of Iran who is descended from the Gods" in Pahlavi (crude), crowned and cuirassed bust right / "Fire of Shahpur" in Pahlavi (crude), fire altar with attendants; faravahr symbol (wreath) to left of flames. Göbl I/1; Paruck 81; Alram 687; MACW -; De Morgan pg. 665, 24 var. (no symbol); Sunrise 740. Lovely strike on a nice broad flan. Choice FDC. Lustrous. Nice coin - I don't remember seeing this type before. From the Pars Coins December 18, 2023 sale. -Editor
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United Fruit Co. 2 Reales Token 
Guatemala, United Fruit Co., a San Agustin 2 Reales token, obv. countermarked united fruit co., 26mm (Rulau Gma 333). Coin fine, countermark very fine, very rare £100-£120 From the Noonan's January 24, 2024 sale. -Editor
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Apollo 11 Silver Robbins Medal 
Apollo 11 Flown MS69 NGC Sterling Silver Robbins Medallion, Serial Number 52, Originally from The Potter-Aldrin Family Collection, CAG Certified. This 28mm medal was one of 450 flown aboard Apollo 11, the first manned moon landing, July 16-24, 1969, with crewmembers Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin. The obverse depicts Collins' early and original concept for the mission insignia with the eagle carrying an olive branch in its mouth. NASA thought the sharp, open talons of the eagle looked too "warlike" and the olive branch, representing peace, was moved to the claws. This is one of, if not the only, major official items that renders the insignia as it was meant to be by the astronaut designer. The reverse has the dates of the mission, surnames of the crew, and the serial number. From the Heritage December 15, 2023 auction. -Editor
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Bank of Zambia 1 Pound Unissued Proof 
Zambia Bank of Zambia 1 Pound ND (1963) Pick A1 Unissued Proof Crisp Uncirculated. Zambia, formerly Northern Rhodesia, became an independent nation in 1964. However, the previous year, British printer Harrison and Sons printed this prototype featuring Queen Elizabeth II. This design was not adopted when the Bank of Zambia issued its first banknotes, and as such is only available in Proof format. Desirable and rare, and the only Queen Elizabeth II portrait note specifically created for Zambia. Heritage sold this one on December 8th. -Editor
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Stovepipe Hat Lincoln Cent Album 
(60) Original U.S. Lincoln Memorial Cents Partial Set Collection, Estate found, Circulated and Uncirculated, Displayed in blue whitman album, I don't believe I've ever seen a Lincoln Cent album like this. It's similar to a Whitman product but with several differences, starting with the caricature of Lincoln on the cover. Inside it has slots to display the Wheat and Memorial reverses, and after 1986 it has spaces for a 1943 steel cent and 1857-1909 small cents. I'm lost without Dave Lange to reach out to. I looked all through his book on Whitman folders and didn't see anything like the pictorial Lincoln cover, but his catalog doesn't extend to the 1980s: Coin Collecting Albums, A Complete History & Catalog: Volume Three, Whitman Publishing Company Folders and Albums 1940-1978. Can anyone help? -Editor
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