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The E-Sylum: Volume 26, Number 10, March 5, 2023, Article 19

NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: MARCH 5, 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

Danubian Celts Tetradrachm

Danubian Celts Tetradrachm

Danubian Celts (c. 3rd – 2nd Centuries BC) AR Tetradrachm, in the types of Philip II, 13.23g. Stylised laureate head of Zeus facing right. Rev. Rider on horseback right. (Allen, Celtic Coins in the British Museum, pl.XXII, S107; Göbl, OTA, 167). About Extremely Fine.

I love the distinctive minimal style of Celtic coinage. -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
Danubian Celts (c. 3rd – 2nd Centuries BC) AR Tetradrachm (https://auctions.baldwin.co.uk/109-lot-1-lot-1-celtic?arr=0&auction_id=7)

Railroad Cord Wood Token

Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad cord wood token obverse Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad cord wood token reverse

Post Civil War 1869 token Miller / Rulau MI-NL-30 EF. M.S. & N.I.R.R. [Michigan Southern & Northern Indiana Railroad] W.D 33. 1/2 Cord.

From Steve Hayden's eBay listings of John Easterly's extensive collection of Railroad Cord Wood tokens. Interesting specialty. I still remember my teenage fascination with a flea market Exploder token find. Who buys wood anymore, or knows how large a cord is? -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
1869 Michigan Southern Northern Indiana Railroad 1/2 Cord Wood Good For Token (https://www.ebay.com/itm/204254308281)

Worcester Savings Bank of Maryland Banknotes

Worcester Savings Bank of Maryland Banknotes

Shreveport, Louisiana, $20, unsigned remainder; two $1 Somerset and Worcester Savings Bank, Maryland; seven $3 Somerset and Worcester Savings Bank, Maryland

PROVENANCE
Collection of an Important Atlanta, Georgia Family

For paper money collectors and dealers, Brunk auctions has a number of individual and group lots in its upcoming sale. Here's a group mostly from the Somerset and Worcester Savings Bank of Maryland. -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
Group of Ten Obsolete Bank Notes, Louisiana and Maryland (https://live.brunkauctions.com/online-auctions/brunk/group-of-ten-obsolete-bank-notes-louisiana-and-maryland-4762641)

Framed North Carolina Banknotes

Framed North Carolina Banknotes

collage of North Carolina obsolete bank notes and Confederate currency, present are Confederate notes: $5, $10, $20, $50, and a "Lucy Pickens" $100; numerous North Carolina notes, some fractional denominations, surrounding a North Carolina/CSA $1000 bond signed by Governor Zebulon Vance, some coupons clipped, overall 30-1/2 x 23-1/2 in.

PROVENANCE
Private Collection, North Carolina

Here's a framed group from the Brunk sale, including an issued Confederate bond with coupons clipped. -Editor

To read the complete lot description, see:
Framed Southern and Confederate Currency (https://live.brunkauctions.com/online-auctions/brunk/framed-southern-and-confederate-currency-4588933)

Giori Flower Power Promotional Notes

Giori Flower Power Promotional Note

KBA Giori Flower Power Promotional Pair 2D Iris Large/Small Unc

Security printers are known for producing notes that promote their work. This charming Flower Power Pair was produced in 2010 by KBA Giori to show off the high-performance registration offset printing on their Super Simultan IV machines. The 2D Iris recognition process was a big step in tackling counterfeits. The pair both feature daisy designs and are Uncirculated.

From the online stock of Richard Lobel's Coincraft in London. -Editor

To read the complete item description, see:
KBA Giori Flower Power Promotional Pair 2D Iris Large/Small Unc (https://coincraft.com/kb-giori-flower-power-promotional-pair-2d-iris-largesmall-unc)

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