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NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: FEBRUARY 11, 2024Here'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
Aburius Geminus Denarius 
C. Aburius Geminus AR Denarius. Rome, 134 BC. Helmeted head of Roma to right; GEM behind, mark of value below chin / Mars driving quadriga to right holding sceptre, shield, reins and trophy; C•ABVRI (partially ligate) below, ROMA in exergue. Crawford 244/1; BMCRR Rome 999; RSC Aburia 1. 3.93g, 18mm, 2h. Lot 775 in the Roma Numismatics E-Sale 117. -Editor
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Admiral Vernon Medal Love Token 
Love token fashioned out of an undated Adams-Chao PBv 25-U Admiral Vernon medal. Pinchbeck. Host medal Fine. 37.5 mm. 229.0 grains. The obverse has been skillfully engraved with *** / POLLEY / *1790* in the left field, ** / JOHNSON in the right field, and another expression of the date 1790 before and over the bottom of Vernon's portrait. An additional engraved * can also be discerned on Vernon's chest. Provenance: From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Purchased from David Fanning, December 2010. Can't say I've ever seen or heard of a love token on an Admiral Vernon medal. From the Stack's Bowers -Editor
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Nicholson's Half Dime 
Pre Civil War 1850's token Miller / Rulau MO 24 EF with a few light, short scratches. Good At Nicholson's. State Of Missouri Half Dime with image of scales on obverse (100-125). Interesting token from Steve Hayden's eBay offerings. -Editor
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