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NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: OCTOBER 14, 2018Here'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 1813 New South Wales Fifteen Pence (Dump)   As one of the first coins struck on Australian soil, this incredibly rare coin is fundamental to any collection of Australian coins. The historical importance of the Dump is often overlooked, however it played just as much of a role in solving New South Wales' currency woes as the Holey Dollar. The way Henshall cut and struck the Dump determined whether both coins remained in circulation. The holey dollars and the "dump" cut out to make the hole were important makeshift answers to the serious problem of circulating coinage. One overweight Spanish dollar became two underweight circulating coins that wouldn't be melted down for their intrinsic value. This piece is from the stock of Andrew Crellin's Sterling & Currency. A decent well-circulated example. See an article from his blog elsewhere in this issue about the calculations and tradeoffs involved in cutting the host coin. -Editor To read the complete item description, see: 1838 J-73 Pattern Half Dollar   1838 50C J-73 ORIGINAL PCGS PR64 CAC It's already sold, but check out this great 1838 pattern half dollar I saw on the web site of E-Sylum supporter Harry Laibstain Rare Coins. A beautifully toned piece. -Editor To vsit the HLRC web site, see: 1870 Costa Rica Gold 10 Pesos  Costa Rica, 10 pesos, 1870GW, NGC MS 61. KM-115. Lustrous and deep, rich gold, with slightly crude fields per the type (also with central die-clashing), extremely rare in this quality (one of just two in Mint State in the NGC census, the other being an MS 62). NGC #4822204-003 From the Daniel Frank Sedwick Treasure Auction 24, November 1-3, 2018. -Editor To read the complete lot description, see:  Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster 
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