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NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: MAY 19, 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
Vima Kadphises Double Dinar 
Kushan Empire, Vima Kadphises (c.113-127), gold Double Dinar, 16.01g, bilingual series, Bactria, bearded bust of king right emerging from jagged mountain top, wearing a high-crowned hat with upturned peak, carrying a club over shoulder, the forefinger of his right hand is enlarged, flames radiate from shoulder right, tamgha in left field, legend around starting at 7 o'clock: bacieyc ooh-mo ka?Fichc, rev. Oesho stands facing, head to left, flames emanating from top of head, ithyphallic and naked except for a diaphanous garment, he holds a trident in his right hand, an animal skin in left, he leans against a bull standing right, nandipada symbol in left field, Kharoshthi legend around: maharajasa rajadirajasa sarvaloga isvarasa mahisvarasa vima kathpisasa tradara (of great king, king of kings, lord of the world, great lord, Vima Kadphises, saviour) (Göbl 12; Jongeward & Cribb 261; Sunrise 524 bust righ, 525 bust left), fine, very rare From the Spink Numismatic e-Circular 35 Indian and Islamic Coins sale. -Editor
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1852 Gold Dollar Pattern 
While technically there's not a whole (pun intended) lot to the coin, holey patterns are always fun to look at. This Gold Dollar pattern was struck in copper-nickel. It's listed as a low Rarity-7, and is the first one of this particular Judd number that we have handled. CAC Price Guide is $5400. From the Northeast Numismatics website. Great coin. -Editor
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M.C. Escher Medal
Escher, M.C. (1898-1972) (after). Commemorative medal of the 100th anniversary of the artist M.C. Escher, Bronze after M.C. ESCHER, 1998, Ø 7 cm., stamped "M.C. Escher 1898-1972. MCE 1998" and "© CA", executed by the Royal Begeer / Utrecht, in orig. box. From a sale in Haarlem, Netherlands. It didn't sell. But I've always been an Escher fan and wasn't aware of the medals. -Editor
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Subway Token Brooch 
Vintage Original Mixx gold tone brooch with crystal, bead, faux pearl, cherub, and subway token decoration. Signed to underside, dated 1995. Hinge pin to underside. Piece has weight. Measures approx. 1.75 x 3 inches. Some surface wear including scratching observed. If relic medals are the "made-from" numismatic genre, then this is a "made-with" item like Love Tokens. Can't say I've ever seen anything like it. But "vintage" is not a word I'd use to describe something made in 1995, but that's just old-guy me. Too late for Mother's Day shopping, but Christmas is always on the way. -Editor
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