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NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: JANUARY 5, 2020Here'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 1641 Reichstag Medal
  GERMANY. Regensburg. Silver Reichstag Medal, 1641. Ferdinand III. NGC MS-61. 43 mm. Mont-811. Medal engraved by Hans Georg Bahre. Struck to commemorate the opening of the Reichstag. Obverse: Laureate bust of Ferdinand III right flanked by intricate cornucopias, arms of Regensburg below, legend around; Reverse: Four line inscription with date below, all within wreath and circle of the coat of arms of the seven electors. The medal boasts a finely detailed high relief design displaying rich old cabinet patina. A great medal from the Stacks Bowers January 2020 NYINC sale. -Editor To read the complete lot description, see:
1835 Classic Head Half Cent
 We first handled this piece over 15 years ago in our July 2004 sale of the Oliver Jung Collection. At that time, it was tied for the finest seen by PCGS in the Red category and it remarkably remains so today. In fact, our 2004 sale of the Jung Collection marks the last time a PCGS-certified MS-65 Red example has sold at auction. This coin has since resided in the incredible ESM Collection, which is currently ranked as #3 among the all-time finest PCGS Registry Sets in the Circulation Strike Half Cents with Major Varieties category. Blazing red! Beautiful piece. From a Stack's Bowers blog article by Senior Numismatist James McCartney. The coin will be offered in the firm's March 2020 Baltimore Auction. -Editor To read the complete article, see:
Theodore Roosevelt Repoussé Badge
  100972 | UNITED STATES. Theodore Roosevelt silver Repoussé Badge. Issued circa 1912 on a 1903-dated Barber Half Dollar (30mm, 13.17 g). "Repoussés" are an interesting form of coin art appearing in the early part of the 1900's. The host coin was heated to a very high temperature, thus softening the metal and making it a candidate for "re-punching." Dies with a facing (usually) head of some kind would take the place of the original device on the obverse, with an incuse version of this obverse design now evident on the reverse. The result would offer a tremendous 3-D effect, whereby the face on the coin was seemingly bursting out of the piece. In reality, the process was simply an update of the bracteates that used to circulate in areas such as medieval Germany and Switzerland—the coins merely having an obverse design, with the reverse being an incuse, inverted version of the obverse. In the case of this piece, the Roosevelt "pop-out" was likely issued during one of "TR's" presidential campaigns—possibly that of 1912 when he ran under the third party Bull Moose ticket—for which these could have served as political badges. These are most commonly seen with a Liberty Head design. This is the first I've ever seen with Teddy Roosevelt, or any political candidate for that matter. Cool item. From Jeremy Bostwick's Numismagram site. See more of his exonumia stock in an article elsewhere in this issue. -Editor To read the complete item description, see:
Bendix Electronics Spinner Medal
  Cool little "spinner". The raised dot in the center of the reverse lets you spin the piece on a tabletop. Fun way to choose who buys the next round of drinks. -Editor To read the complete lot description, see:
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