NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Johann Friedrich, 1665-1679.
10 Dukaten 1670, Clausthal. 33.68 g. IOHAN FRIEDRICH Ü D Ù G Ù DUX BRUNS Ù ET LU Ù Geharnischtes Brustbild l. mit umgelegtem Mantel//Ü EX DVRIS GLORIA Ü ANNO Ü 1670 Ü Gekröntes, zwölffeldiges Wappen mit Verzierungen. Welter -, zu Nachtrag 1701 A; Fb. 565 ("Very rare").

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Johann Friedrich, 1665-1679. 10 Dukaten 1670, Clausthal. 33.68 g. We (https://www.kuenker.de/en/auktionen/stueck/313675)

United States of America, George Washington, ‘North Wales' evasion Halfpenny, edge plain, 5.92g/6h (Musante 51; Breen 1294; Baker 34; A 132). Fair £90-£120

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United States of America, George Washington, ‘North Wales' evasion Halfpenny, edge plain, (https://www.dnw.co.uk/auctions/catalogue/lot.php?auction_id=626&lot_uid=417865)

1811-A French 5 Francs (Napoleon)

Countermarked "PHILLIPS / CHEAP / STORE / NAYADES ST. / N.O."

Some of the counterstruck letters are filled in with a white substance.

Purchased from a seller located in France.

Issuer: S. Phillips
Business/Profession: Dry Goods Store
Date of issue: (uncertain)
Place of issue: New Orleans, Louisiana

Brunk P-449.
Rulau La 104.

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1811 5 Francs Counterstamp "PHILLIPS CHEAP STORE / ... / N.O." (New Orleans) (https://www.ebay.com/itm/134024651078)

 

Six bronze Architectural Medals by Jacques Wiener 59 mm. All by J. Wiener of Brussels depicting the outside of the structure in intricate detail on one side and presenting a realistic near three dimensional view of the interior on the reverse. Part of a series of 41 medals by the Belgian sculptor produced in the 1850's and 1860's includes Notre Dame Cathedrale de Paris, Cathedrale de Chartres, Eglise Ste. Genevieve, Cathedrale de Reims, St. Ouen a Rouen and Cathedrale de Strasbourg, original fitted presentation box

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Six bronze Architectural Medals by Jacques Wiener 59 mm. All... (https://www.easyliveauction.com/catalogue/lot/
d99a3c36e00466f0c4b3a669ed117b56/0af8d24542e81eb9357e7ef448a6646f/
toys-collectibles-automobilia-memorabilia-including-lot-76/)

Among the most exceptional survivors of this issue, with just 3 finer at PCGS and only 1 higher at CAC. 4.2 million 1939-D half dollars were struck in Denver as the rumblings of World War Two were brewing in Europe. Despite its status as one of the more available mintmarked issues from the middle (1934 to 1940) portion of this series, the 1939-D is scarce at MS-67 and very rare any finer.

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1939-D Walking Liberty Half Dollar. MS-67+ (PCGS). CAC. (https://www.stacksbowers.com/pages/lotinfo.aspx?LotId=1651114)

(Americana, Fenian Brotherhood, Irish Independence, Bond Notes, Promissory Note). Untitled Bond Note (Novelty). Published c.1890's (?), United States. Novelty re-issue of a rare bond bank note by the Fenian Brotherhood. Engraved bearer bond which was apparently issued in the late 19th century by D. L. Milliken, Advertising Novelties of Malden Mass. Item is over 120 years old and shows some signs of handling and time. Item is not new or in "new" condition. Paper age worn, chip with short closed tear along middle bottom edge, remains overall clean and attractive as a fragile and ephemeral survival.

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Fenian Uprising Irish Independence Movement $5 Bond 1866 Fundraising bank note (https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=31115504910)

Number 49 for 25 shares to John Lenhart. Datelined San Francisco 1863. Signed by secretary FM Truworthy and president John Cammet. Incorporated August 1863. Located at Lander County, Reese River, N. T. Great vignette of two miners coming out of two tunnels pushing barrows and ore carts. Small 5c and 20c Exchange revenue stamps. Not cancelled. Staining on center right and left edges where it seems to have been taped. One rounded corner. No serious edge, corner or color issues. Original trustees were Cammet, Truworthy, MJ Burke, William Murphy, and S Donnelly. Incorporated on August 18, 1863. The September 18, 1863 Marysville Daily Appeal reported that suddenly the Minnehaha Ledge has suddenly been resurrected. Rock that used to go for $2 to $20 per foot now yields at the rate of $585 silver and $41.75 in gold. Hundreds of other ledges are sure to be resurrected in the same way not that everyone is found to be rich! This stock was sold one month after that article that probably was reprinted in newspapers around California. Is that why this stock was purchased? Background notes on Cammet: from California Legislature in 1855 to insolvent in 1884.

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Minnehaha Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock [130921] (https://holabirdamericana.liveauctiongroup.com/Minnehaha-Gold-Silver-Mining-Company-Stock-130921_i44228848)

Information on banks in Nevada can be hard to find. But here are three resources that might help. 1) Nevada Sixteen National Banks and their Mining Camps by Warns. Focus on National Bank Notes from the smaller Nevada Banks and the Larger California Banks. 2) 400 California Street. Bank of California. In the early days of the Comstock they were also the bank of the rich. 3) First National Bank of Nevada by Midmore. Follows the bank from Reno to Las Vegas, Eureka and Elko.

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Nevada Banks - Book Collection [144343] (https://holabirdamericana.liveauctiongroup.com/Nevada-Banks-Book-Collection-144343_i44228424)

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