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The E-Sylum: Volume 24, Number 36, September 5, 2021, Article 21

NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

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

1830 Half Dime
1830 Half Dime obverse 1830 Half Dime reverse

GOLD CAC approved! A stunning, magnificent coin, that also happens to be the finest known of a rare die variety. This coin was previously contained in a PCGS MS66 holder, and it was Green CAC'd at that grade. The pictures only hint at the incredible color, originality and eye appeal here. Trust me, this coin is breathtaking.

A great coin in the stock of David Kahn Rare Coins. -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
1830 LM-6 R4 Capped Bust Half Dime PCGS MS64+ GOLD CAC, Probable Finest Known (https://www.davidkahnrarecoins.com/catalog/product/view/id/2518/s/1830-h10c-capped-bust-half-dime-pcgs-ms64-cac-gold-111197317)

Chubbuck Telegraph Token
Chubbuck Telegraph Token obverse Chubbuck Telegraph Token reverse

Pre Civil War 1850's token Miller / Rulau NY 1055 NGC MS64 RB. S.W. Chubbuck Manufacturer Of And Dealer In Telegraph Chemical & Philosophical Apparatus Utica, N.Y. with Morse code alphabet on reverse (400-450).

Steve Hayden is offering a nice example of the Chubbuck token described in an article elsewhere in this issue. -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
1850 Utica New York Merchant Token Chubbuck Telegraph Morse Code NGC MS64 RB (https://www.ebay.com/itm/384355701816)

1862 Civil War Soldier Washington ID Dog Tag
  1862 Civil War Soldier Washington ID Dog Tag A. C. Smith obverse 1862 Civil War Soldier Washington ID Dog Tag A. C. Smith reverse 
 

1862 Civil War Soldier ID Dog Tag, Maier & Stahl Washington 3D. A.C. Smith Co. G 19 Maine V. E.S. July 24th 1862 Fredk'g 1st And 2nd Bat. George Washington Security. We are pleased to be able to offer selections from the Rich Burnham collection of Civil War dog tags and Corps badges. Rich has been an avid collector and researcher of these historic items for over 35 years. He found his first disc while metal detecting at a 2nd Corps camp in Rockville, Maryland. His first actual purchase (first of many) was from the late dealer Steve Tanenbaum. He really enjoyed doing the research on the soldiers and units, and each item purchased will come with his research file folder.

Also from a current Steve Hayden eBay sale. -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
1862 Civil War Soldier ID Dog Tag 19th Maine Antietam A C Smith (https://www.ebay.com/itm/203582719327)

WWI Japanese Hospitals in France Medal
Japanese Hospitals in France Medal obverse Japanese Hospitals in France Medal reverse

JAPAN. Bronze Medal, ND. Grade: UNCIRCULATED.

Diameter: 67.5 mm; weight: 138.29 gms. Obverse: Doctors attending a patient, Japanese script above; Reverse: Crossed flags and medical cross symbol in center, HOPITAUX JAPONAIS EN FRANCE above, 1914-1918 below. An attractive Medal with matte-like surfaces and no distracting marks.

From the Stack's Bowers September 2021 Hong Kong Auction. Nice medal. I was unaware of the Japanese medical missions in WWI. -Editor

"In September 1914, during World War I, by request of the Imperial Japanese Army, the Red Cross put together three squads, each composed of one surgeon and twenty nurses, who were dispatched to Europe on a five-month assignment. The teams left Japan between October and December 1914 and were assigned to Petrograd, Paris, and Southampton. The arrival of these nurses received wide press coverage, and their host countries subsequently asked for these teams to extend their assignment to fifteen months."

To read the complete article, see:
Japanese Red Cross Society (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Red_Cross_Society)

To read the complete lot description, see:
JAPAN. Bronze Medal, ND. Grade: UNCIRCULATED. (https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-T64ZI/japan-bronze-medal-nd-grade-uncirculated)

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Wayne Homren, Editor

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