Here'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
Persian Hairpin Money
Lot 603. Persian, Safavid Empire. 1501-1736. AR larin (hairpin money). Rare.
Larins (hairpin money) were produced sometime during the 16th to 18th centuries. They are thin strips of silver bent double and clipped, and then stamped with inscriptions.
From the December 19, 2023 Agora Auctions sale.
-Editor
To read the complete lot description, see:
Lot 603. Persian, Safavid Empire. 1501-1736. AR larin (hairpin money). Rare.
(https://agoraauctions.com/doc/listing/viewdetail/58016)
Dutch East Indies Plantation Token
DUTCH EAST INDIES - PLANTATION TOKEN: c.1906-09 copper plantation token, inscribed 'VEREENIGDE HEVEA PLANTAGEN/DER/BILA-LANDEN/SUMATRA/O.K.'; VF.
From Leski Auctions Pty Ltd in Australia.
-Editor
To read the complete lot description, see:
Lot 329: Indonesia Coins: DUTCH EAST INDIES - PLANTATION TOKEN: c.1906-09 copper plantation token, inscribed 'VEREENIGDE HEVEA PLANTAGEN/DER/BILA-LANDEN/SUMATRA/O.K.'; VF.
(https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/Indonesia-Coins:-DUTCH-EAST-INDIES-PLANTATION-T-329-c-AF943A1AC6)
Double Denomination Error
1964 1C Lincoln Cent -- Double Denom on Struck 10C -- MS66 PCGS. Ex: Fred Weinberg Collection. PCGS Population: (0/0). NGC Census: (3/0). Mintage 2,652,525,762.
Great error from the Fred Weinberg Collection. Offered by Heritage.
-Editor
To read the complete lot description, see:
1964 1C Lincoln Cent -- Double Denom on Struck 10C -- MS66 PCGS. Ex: Fred Weinberg Collection. NGC ..
(https://coins.ha.com/itm/errors/1964-1c-lincoln-cent-double-denom-on-struck-10c-ms66-pcgs-ex-fred-weinberg-collection-ngc/a/60351-52033.s)
First Powered Flight Medal
This one sold years ago, but I found it when I went looking for numismatic items featuring today's date, the anniversary of Wilbur and Orville Wright's first flight.
-Editor
Wilbur and Orville Wright - First Powered Flight - December 17, 1903 Commemorative Coin/Medal
To read the complete lot description, see:
Wilbur and Orville Wright - First Powered Flight - December 17, 1903 Commemorative Coin/Medal
(https://www.propertyroom.com/l/wilbur-and-orville-wright-first-powered-flight-december-17-1903-commemorative-coinmedal/12985260)
From The Writer's Almanac:
"On this day in 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright took off on the world's first airplane flight near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. This day in 1903 began with gray skies and sharp wind. Orville said years later that he should have realized it was much too dangerous to fly in that weather. But they had already waited several days for the right flying conditions, and they wanted to get home before Christmas.
"Orville went first and he got about 10 feet off the ground, and landed almost immediately. The brothers made two more attempts, and still they barely got anywhere. Then Wilbur tried again, and suddenly, he took off into the air. He flew straight into the wind for nearly a full minute, covering 852 feet. When he landed, the rudder frame was cracked, which would take months to repair, but they had made their first successful flight.
"No journalists attended the event. The Wright Brothers hired an amateur photographer to take a single photograph that day, which he did while the plane was only 10 feet off the ground. When it leaked to the press, most major newspapers refused to run the story, assuming that it was a hoax. It wasn't until Wilbur flew a plane over Manhattan six years later that most people finally accepted the fact that the Wright Brothers really had invented the first airplane."
To read the complete article, see:
The Writer's Almanac from Sunday, December 17, 2006
(https://thewritersalmanac.substack.com/p/the-writers-almanac-from-sunday-december-134)
Wayne Homren, Editor
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