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NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: JUNE 29, 2025It's been a while since I've pulled together one of these articles. 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
Prints of 1970 Menconi Ohio's Aerospace Pioneers Medal 
After Ralph J. Menconi (American, 1915-1972)
Not an actual medal, but a neat design. -Editor
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1980 Russian Olympics Bronze Plaque 
AN OLYMPIC BRONZE PLAQUE/MEDAL FROM THE 1980 USSR GAMES
The 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics was boycotted by approximately 60 countries. A very spare, art-deco like design. I've never seen one of these. -Editor
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1912 France International Exhibition of Economics Medal 
FRANCIA Medaglia 1912 Esposizione Internazionale di Economia Opus: Rasumny AE Dorato (g 95 - Ø 60 mm) al bordo punzone e BRONZE Is that obverse inspired genius, or just weird? -Editor
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Philippines Anting-Anting Medal 
PHILIPPINES: Anting-Anting Medals, AR medal (35.65g), "1001", YL-15, Honeycutt-1420, 42mm silver anting-anting medal, angel blowing trumpet with moon and stars with "TD - YD - 1001" around // St. Joseph receiving coins from dove over sun with PATRIARCA SENOR SAN JOSE VIRTUD DE COMMERCIO around, crude surfaces on reverse from manufacture, reeded edge, VF. Anting-anting are religious talismans used as tangible representations of Filipino's beliefs. They are very crudely made and were supposedly produced in Laguna Province. One source gives their dates of manufacture as approximately 1950 to the mid-80's. The dates sometimes represented on the medals are fictitious. There are many different obverse and reverse types, and were paired to create many combinations. I'd never heard of these before. From the Stephen Album Internet Auction 33. -Editor
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1958 Israel Gold Medal 
A nice gold medal. From the Stack's Bowers July 3, 2025 Precious Metals Auction -Editor
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Book: 250 Years of Platinum Coinage
Publisher: MDM
This one caught my eye as an interesting compilation of examples of the metal's use in coinage over time. Most catalogs focus on particular issuers and time periods, with metal as just one part of each item's description. Here's a focus on a particular metal over time. There are many such books on gold and silver, but only some focus on numismatics. There's an interesting story behind each coinage metal - I wasn't aware of this book on platinum. The story of aluminum in numismatics would be interesting as well. -Editor
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