NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: JANUARY 22, 2023

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The E-Sylum: Volume 26, Number 4, January 22, 2023, Article 16

NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: JANUARY 22, 2023

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

Severus Alexander Aureus

AV Aureus, 6.67g (21.5mm, 6h). IMP ALEXAN DER PIVS AVG, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / IOVI PRO PVGNATORI, Jupiter, naked except for cloak over shoulder, standing facing, head right, holding up thunderbolt in right hand.

Pedigree: Ex Ars Classica XIII (27 June 1928), lot 1431.

References: RIC IV 234; Calicó 3060; BMCRE 789.

Grade: Some light scratches in the fields. Large flan with good strike and some luster. Good VF (re1132)

A great ancient from the stock of Shanna Schmidt. -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
Severus Alexander. 222-235 AD. Rome, c. 231 AD (https://www.shannaschmidt.com/roman-empire/severus-alexander-222-235-ad-rome-c-231-ad)

Counterstamped 1797 British Cartwheel Penny

1797 British Cartwheel Penny

Countermarked "(Cat or Calf Walking Left) // C T"

The animal could be a cat, a calf, or another animal.

Issuer:
Business/Profession:
Date of issue: 1797 or later
Place of issue: Great Britain or British Colonies

Unusual pictorial counterstamp, from the eBay offerings of Bob Merchant. -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
1797 British Cartwheel Penny, Counterstamp "(Cat or Calf) / C T" (https://www.ebay.com/itm/134413295820)

1860's Henry Clay Political Campaign Token

Henry Clay Political Campaign Token obverse

Henry Clay Political Campaign Token reverse

1860's Henry Clay Political Campaign Token, Dewitt HC-C Nice Uncirculated. Henry Clay. A Tariff For Protection. Rare (150-200).

Odd-looking elongated portrait. Interesting and rare item from Steve Hayden's eBay sales. -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
1860's Henry Clay Political Campaign Token A Tariff For Protection Rare (https://www.ebay.com/itm/204214654263)

1909 VDB Lincoln Cent

Lincoln Cent 1909 VDB PCGS MS66RD $465
Gem uncirculated. Housed in an old PCGS green label holder. PCGS Price Guide is $500. Certification Number: 1540729

A great early Lincoln Cent from Northeast Numismatics. -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
Lincoln Cent 1909 VDB PCGS MS66RD (https://www.northeastcoin.com/popupcontainer.jsp?include=vi&itemKey=zi04_1000278217)

1861 Petersburg, VA Obsolete Banknote

1861 $1 Bank Note (Petersburg, VA) Grades vf details.

Great U.S. Civil War issue from a town at the center of the action. -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
1861 $1 Bank Note (Petersburg, VA) Grades vf details. (https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/145126082_1861-1-bank-note-petersburg-va-grades-vf-details)

1905 $20 Gold Certificate

Fr. 1179 $20 1905
Grade: PMG Ch. AU 58

Extraordinary beauty and color envelopes this rainbow $20. It was Teddy Roosevelt's desire to make paper and color this beautiful. He succeeded.

A great note from the 2023 Winter Lyn Knight Sale of Type Notes and National Bank Notes. -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
Fr. 1179 $20 1905 (http://www.lynknight.com/items/1187598)

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