HOLABIRD AUGUST 2020 SALE SELECTIONS

Lot 3300: Kitty Hawk So-Called Dollar

Also birth place of Virginia Dare and Great Smoky Mountains. Rarity - 3.

To read the complete lot description, see:
HK 494 So-Called Dollar of First Wright Brothers Flight at Kitty Hawk, etc. (91114) (https://holabirdamericana.liveauctiongroup.com/HK-494-So-Called-Dollar-of-First-Wright-Brothers-Flight-at-Kitty-Hawk-etc-91114_i38149328)

Lot 3348: Gutenberg Medal

Homenaje / Gutenberg / (portrait) // Vo. Cenzenario / Buenos Aires / 24 Junio 1900. Br. rd., 37 mm.

To read the complete lot description, see:
Gutenberg Medal (121419) (https://holabirdamericana.liveauctiongroup.com/Gutenberg-Medal-121419_i38149376)

Lot 3355: 1803 Quarter Eagle Kettle Counter

Obv.: Liberty / (bust) / 1803 Kettle; Rev.: United States of America / Eagle, Shield and Stars. Br., rd., 20 mm. There were no 1803 Quarter Eagles issued. These were used as game counters and were struck by the firm of Kettle & Sons in Birmingham, England. Not many examples have survived in the higher grades, and are sought by collectors for their impressive designs that mimic the United States Mint's early gold coinage.

To read the complete lot description, see:
Kettle Copy of 1803 U.S. $2 1/2 Gold Piece Counter (121438) (https://holabirdamericana.liveauctiongroup.com/Kettle-Copy-of-1803-U-S-2-1-2-Gold-Piece-Counter-121438_i38149383)

Lot 3377: Racketeer Nickel Jewelry Piece

Holed replica of an 1883 Liberty Head nickel gold plated to insinuate a $5 gold piece. A jewelry piece, not a coin.

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Racketeer Nickel Jewelry Piece (121343) (https://holabirdamericana.liveauctiongroup.com/Racketeer-Nickel-Jewelry-Piece-121343_i38149405)

Lot 3471: Roost Brothel 5-cent Token

This is a 38x25mm, odd shaped aluminum brothel token from The Roost in Goldfield, Esmeralda County, Nevada. The obverse reads THE ROOST / 5 (cent sign) and the reverse reads THE ROOST / 5 (cent sign).

To read the complete lot description, see:
The Roost Brothel 5-cent Token (101831) (https://holabirdamericana.liveauctiongroup.com/The-Roost-Brothel-5-cent-Token-101831_i38149500)

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