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NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: DECEMBER 30, 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 1686 Netherland 14 Stuivers   Nice example of an early modern coin. -Editor To read the complete lot description, see: 1771 Five Shillings North Carolina Note  Early American currency went through several stages of development in colonial and post-Revolutionary history of the United States. Because few coins were minted in the thirteen colonies that became the United States in 1776, foreign coins like the Spanish dollar were widely circulated. Colonial governments sometimes issued paper money to facilitate economic activity. During the American Revolution, the colonies became independent states; freed from British monetary regulations, they issued paper money to pay for military expenses. The Continental Congress also issued paper money during the Revolution, known as Continental currency, to fund the war effort. One by one, colonies began to issue their own paper money to serve as a convenient medium of exchange. In 1690, the Province of Massachusetts Bay created "the first authorized paper money issued by any government in the Western World." This paper money was issued to pay for a military expedition during King William's War. Other colonies followed the example of Massachusetts Bay by issuing their own paper currency in subsequent military conflicts. U.S. colonial currency is a pleasure to collect - such history to start with, together with ample evidence that these notes circulated widely during their day. Who needs pristine examples when you can hold in your hands a bill that passed in commerce over two hundred years ago? -Editor To read the complete lot description, see: 1922 $500 Gold Certificate  This $500 Gold Certificate is perhaps the nicest for the grade that we have seen. The face is uninterrupted by the few folds and modicum of circulation that account for the Very Fine grade. The colors are perfect and bright on front and back, set over creamy and bright paper. A great example of a seldom-seen note. From the Heritage January 2019 Currency auction. -Editor To read the complete lot description, see: Enrico Saroldi Maternity Medal  Italy - 1920-1949 - Bronze Enrico Saroldi (Carmagnola, March 19, 1878 - Milan, 1954) was an Italian sculptor. A pupil of E. Butti at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, he was the author of numerous public monuments, sepulchral works, bas-reliefs, busts, portraits and medals. He also designed some coins. A bronze bas-relief triptych from the same period is present at the Pio Albergo Trivulzio in Milan. An issue of the monthly magazine ‘A B C Rivista d'arte' was dedicated to Saroldi. (A B C Tipo A.R.S. A. publishing house Roto press) 1932-37, Turin. The bas-relief is made of bronze, and is in excellent condition. Size: 48.5 x 22 x 5 cm. Weight: 4 kg. Great plaquette, nicely catalogued by the seller. -Editor To read the complete lot description, see: Calvin Coolidge Memorial Award Medal   Description: 1984 Distinguished Citizen of the Year "Hon Silvo Conte" 1 oz Sterling Silver Medal - BU I can't say I've ever heard of the Calvin Coolidge Memorial Award medal before. -Editor To read the complete lot description, see: Deluxe Leather Hettrich-Guttag   Subject: Military & War HETRICH, George and GUTTAG, Julius. Civil War Tokens and Tradesman's Store Cards: A Tentative List of the Civil War Tokens, and Store Cards issued by the Merchants of the United States and Used as Money During the Period from 1861 to 1864. [Kutztown, PA]: Hetrich & Guttag, 1924. Limited Edition, SIGNED by both authors on flyleaf with written note "This edition is limited to 15 copies" and numbered "No. 3 of the De Luxe Edition" on paper title card above. Large octavo (9.5" x 7"); 289p. 16 linen-backed color example plates. Eratta tipped in at front. Limp suede covers with yapp edges and gilt lettering. Expected deterioration to suede, with a good bit of rubbing and fraying along edges, joints, and spine ends, along with a general "dusting" away of leather upon handling (book now stored in a clean poly bag). Vertical creasing about two inches in on initial pages. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Not an ex-library copy. Adrian Gonzalez Salinas of Monterrey, Mexico came across this offering of a rare deluxe leather edition of Hettrich-Guttag, not in the best condition. Thanks. -Editor  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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