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The E-Sylum: Volume 22, Number 19, May 12, 2019, Article 18

NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: MAY 12, 2019

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

MACEDON Roman Protectorate Tetradrachm

MACEDON Roman Protectorate Tetradrachm

MACEDON. Roman Protectorate. 167-149 B.C. AR tetradrachm. 16.99 gm. 31 mm. Amphipolis mint. Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder, in the center of a Macedonian shield / Club, ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ and monogram above, ΠΡΩΤΗΣ and two monograms below, all within oak wreath; thunderbolt to left. HGC 3.1, 1103. Near Extremely Fine; aesthetic style, sharply struck, with beautiful iridescent toning. Superb example of the type.

From the Davisson's E-Auction 30. -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
MACEDON. Roman Protectorate (https://davcoin.com/lot/e-auction-30-lot-13)

1838-O Liberty Seated Dime. No Stars

1838-O Liberty Seated Dime. No Stars obverse 1838-O Liberty Seated Dime. No Stars reverse

1838-O Liberty Seated Dime. No Stars. Fortin-102. Rarity-3. AU-55 (PCGS).

A lovely example of this brief type, from the first year of coinage operations at the New Orleans Mint.

Writing for the website seateddimevarieties.com, Gerry Fortin states that the 1838-O is, "A difficult date in AU or better with few Mint State examples known."

Coming up in the May 2019 Stack's Bowers Baltimore Auction. -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
1838-O Liberty Seated Dime. No Stars. Fortin-102. Rarity-3. AU-55 (PCGS). (https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-IARSJ

1841 Franklin Institute Medal

1841 Franklin Institute Medal obverse 1841 Franklin Institute Medal reverse

Description: BY GOBRECH AWARD 1844 SILVER. ESTIMATE: $775-$850

In the synchronicity department is this 1841 Franklin Institute medal which magically appeared on the market after we were just discussing these last week. -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
Lot 5: RARE FRANKLIN MEDAL (https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/-1-c-2664709B04)

We're still hoping for readers assistance for Anthony Stuempfig in his search for the Franklin Institute silver medals awarded Charles H White. He adds that "the 1842 medal was sold at Millea Brothers Auction in the February 12-14, 2019 sale, Lot 3390." -Editor

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
C H WHITE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE MEDAL SOUGHT (https://www.coinbooks.org/v22/esylum_v22n18a13.html)

1881 Russian Tsarina Maria Feodorovna Medal

1881 Russian Tsarina Maria Feodorovna Medal obverse 1881 Russian Tsarina Maria Feodorovna Medal reverse

Description: Imperial Russian silver medal featuring the releif of Tsarina Maria Feodorovna on obverse and Cyrillic inscriptions on reverse: medal For Gooness and Success in Sciences. Issued in 1881. Weight: 0.9 oz., 26 g.

Dimensions: D: 1 3/4 in., (40 mm.)

It's just me I guess, but I think what caught my eye on this was the unusual arrangement on the reverse. The wide pedestal with the globe looks more like a tabletop, so why is the lady standing on a table? From the May 18, 2019 Helios Auctions sale in NYC. -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
Lot 224: SILVER RUSSIAN MEDAL WITH TSARINA MARIA ROMANOV (https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/silver-russian-medal-with-tsarina-maria-romanov-224-c-aca45e8a25)

1886 Eutopia Dollar Sans Gold Center

1886 Eutopia Dollar Sans Gold Center obverse 1886 Eutopia Dollar Sans Gold Center reverse

Did you know the U.S. has a holey dollar? At first glance this eBay lot from a seller in Hawaii looks just like the popular revalued coins of New South Wales and Prince Edward Island. But it's an example of Nicholas Veeder's "Eutopia Dollar", an 1886 proposal for a bimetallic currency that's missing its gold center plug. -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
1886 Eutopia Dollar SILVER / 206 ¼ GRS. Missing Gold Center (https://www.ebay.com/itm/223509109439)

ANA 1813-Australia-holey-dollar
New South Wales Holey Dollar

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
STOLEN HOLEY DOLLAR RECOVERED BY ANA (https://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v15n46a14.html)

886 Bi-Metallic Eutopia Dollar reverse 886 Bi-Metallic Eutopia Dollar obverse
1886 Eutopia Dollar

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: APRIL 22, 2018 : 1886 Bi-Metallic Eutopia Dollar (https://www.coinbooks.org/v21/esylum_v21n16a35.html)

A Long-Lasting Good Luck Token

Good Luck token 20 Years After You're Dead

I've seen plenty of Good Luck tokens in my day, but none made a boast as broad as this. So what happens when your run of good luck runs out? -Editor



Wayne Homren, Editor

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