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NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: DECEMBER 2, 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 1801 Bank of England Note  Here's a great early Bank of England note from the stock of Pam West. -Editor To visit Pam's web site, see: One Cent Circular Chit on Wallpaper   New York, NY. Union Bank, $0.01 (One Cent), 29mm Circular Chit on Wallpaper (Coin Shaped), Choice Very Fine. Haxby NY-1946 Not listed. A very uniquely styled scrip piece from the Schingoethe Collection from this New York Bank. Circular. 29mm diameter, Printed on the verso of Wallpaper. This “Coin” was likely used in the War of 1812 as emergency change guaranteed by the Union Bank by some local. This and just Two Other Denominations are the only examples seen and known to exist by this cataloger. Black printing “U.B. / ($0.01) / N.Y.” in mixed fonts. Unique and thus difficult to estimate, as an extremely interesting and exceedingly rare historic type of paper money. A very unusual item I don't recall seeing before. From the December 15, 2018 Early American History Auctions sale. -Editor To read the complete lot description, see: 1877 Empress of India Medal   The Empress of India Medal, the obverse detailed Victoria 1st January 1877, un-named as issued, with the original fitted case, detailed C.C.Adams, F.S A. Sculptor, London. Illustrated. I don't think I've ever seen one of these before. Impressive medal. Below is more information on the medal from Wikipedia. -Editor The Empress of India Medal, also referred to as KIH Medal, was a commemorative medal awarded to mark the occasion of the proclamation of Queen Victoria as Empress of India in 1877. It was the first wearable medal issued to mark a commemorative occasion within the British Empire. The medal was awarded in gold to Indian princes or senior officials and in silver to select British and Indian military officers and civilians, as well as one soldier from each British and Indian regiments serving in India at the time of the proclamation celebrations of the 1877 Delhi Durbar. To read the complete Wikipedia article, see: 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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