NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: OCTOBER 6, 2019

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The E-Sylum: Volume 22, Number 40, October 6, 2019, Article 22

NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: OCTOBER 6, 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

1796 Papal States 2 1/2 Baiocchi

Country: Italy - Papal States
Year/Period and Variation: 2 1/2 Baiocchi, 1796.
Nr. of Items: 1 certificate
Condition: PCGS AU-50
Certified: PCGS
Papal States. 2 1/2 Baiocchi, 1796. PCGS AU-50

A coin of remarkable beauty.

An unusual pose for a subject - far more coins show just the subject's head (neck up) or a bust (shoulders up). Even fully standing or horse-riding subjects (shown head-to-toe) are more common in my experience than this torso (waist up) treatment. Has a book or monograph ever been written on this topic in numismatics (or art in general)? -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
Italy - Papal States - 2 1/2 Baiocchi, 1796. (https://auction.catawiki.com/kavels/29929407)

J. C. TILTON Counterstamp

"X (in circle) / J. C. TILTON."
Worn U.S. Dime (?) or Planchet
Raised letters.
Appears to be a privately issue "dime" (ten cent piece).
More research is needed.
Brunk T-300.

This is one of Bob Merchant's current eBay listings. Unusual piece, but I like it! -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
Rare Enigmatic "Privately Issued Dime" Counterstamp "X / J. C. TILTON." (https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Enigmatic-Privately-Issued-Dime-Counterstamp-X-J-C-TILTON/133192659353)

1918 Japan Bando Lagergeld 1 Yen

Japan Bando prisoner camp Lagergeld 1 Yen note

Interesting prisoner of war camp note. In WWI Japan was allied with Great Britain and they attacked and captured a German settlement on the east coast of China in August 1914, taking about 4,700 Germans prisoner. Ultimately nearly 6,000 German POWs were housed in the Bando camp.

Found via the October 1, 2019 issue of News & Notes published by the Society of Paper Money Collectors. -Editor

To read the complete article (in German), see:
Lagergeld im Bando-Lager – Wie Beethoven nach Japan kam (https://www.geldscheine-online.com/post/lagergeld-im-band%C5%8D-lager-wie-beethoven-nach-japan-kam)

1941 Double-Struck Wheat Cent

ANACS 1941 wheat cent double-struck with the 2nd strike 40% off-center and indent obverse. The date is visible under the 2nd strike. Dramatic and eye-catching double-strike, with lots of design visible on both strikes. Good eye-appeal, and scarce like this.

MS63 Red/Brown

I saw this fabulous error in the new purchase section of dealer Jon Sullivan's web site. -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
anacs 1c 1941 wheat cent double-struck 2nd strike 40% off-center ms63 rb (https://sullivannumismatics.com/coin/anacs-1c-1941-wheat-cent-double-struck-2nd-strike-40-center-ms63-rb)

Wayne Homren, Editor

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