1641 Reichstag Medal

GERMANY. Regensburg. Silver Reichstag Medal, 1641. Ferdinand III. NGC MS-61.

43 mm. Mont-811. Medal engraved by Hans Georg Bahre. Struck to commemorate the opening of the Reichstag. Obverse: Laureate bust of Ferdinand III right flanked by intricatecornucopias, arms of Regensburg below, legend around; Reverse: Four line inscription with date below, all within wreath and circle of the coat of arms of the seven electors. Themedal boasts a finely detailed high relief design displaying rich old cabinet patina.

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20366 GERMANY. Regensburg. Silver ReichstagMedal, 1641. Ferdinand III. NGC MS-61. (https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-L9PDS/germany-regensburg-silver-reichstag-medal-1641-ferdinand-iii-ngc-ms-61)

1835 Classic Head Half Cent

We first handled this piece over 15 years ago in our July 2004 sale of the Oliver Jung Collection. At that time, it was tied for the finest seen by PCGS in the Red category andit remarkably remains so today. In fact, our 2004 sale of the Jung Collection marks the last time a PCGS-certified MS-65 Red example has sold at auction.

This coin has since resided in the incredible ESM Collection, which is currently ranked as #3 among the all-time finest PCGS Registry Sets in the Circulation Strike Half Centswith Major Varieties category.

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Gem Red 1835 Classic Head Half Cent Featured in our March 2020 BaltimoreAuction (https://www.stacksbowers.com/News/Pages/Blogs.aspx?ArticleID=Gem-Red-Classic-Head-Half-Cent)

Theodore Roosevelt Repoussé Badge

100972 | UNITED STATES. Theodore Roosevelt silver Repoussé Badge. Issued circa 1912 on a 1903-dated Barber Half Dollar (30mm, 13.17 g).

"Repoussés" are an interesting form of coin art appearing in the early part of the 1900's. The host coin was heated to a very high temperature, thus softening themetal and making it a candidate for "re-punching." Dies with a facing (usually) head of some kind would take the place of the original device on the obverse, with anincuse version of this obverse design now evident on the reverse. The result would offer a tremendous 3-D effect, whereby the face on the coin was seemingly bursting out of thepiece. In reality, the process was simply an update of the bracteates that used to circulate in areas such as medieval Germany and Switzerland-the coins merely having an obversedesign, with the reverse being an incuse, inverted version of the obverse. In the case of this piece, the Roosevelt "pop-out" was likely issued during one of"TR's" presidential campaigns-possibly that of 1912 when he ran under the third party Bull Moose ticket-for which these could have served as politicalbadges.

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100972 | UNITED STATES. Theodore Roosevelt silver Repoussé Badge.(https://www.numismagram.com/product-page/100972)

Bendix Electronics Spinner Medal

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Lot 232: BENDIX ELECTRONICS MEDAL (https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/-1-c-B3D4630B84)