1855 Experimental Alloy Cent

1855 Experimental Alloy Cent
Judd-170a, PR64+

1855 1C Flying Eagle Cent, Judd-170a, R.7, PR64+ PCGS. Ex: Simpson. Thirteen stars surround an eagle that is flying slightly upward, similar to the Christian Gobrecht/Titian Peale flying eagle design for the Gobrecht dollars (and soon the Flying Eagle cents). The reverse design is similar to the issued large cent. The diameter is intermediate between the large cents struck for commerce in 1855 and the small cents that were first produced in 1856. Struck with a plain edge. In a former auction appearance, this piece had a composition stated on the insert of 86% copper, 14% nickel. Orange borders frame olive-gray centers. Well preserved and typically struck with a minor retained obverse lamination at 1 o'clock. Struck from boldly clashed dies.

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1855 1C Flying Eagle Cent, Judd-170a, R.7, PR64+ PCGS....(https://coins.ha.com/itm/patterns/1855-1c-flying-eagle-cent-judd-170a-r7-pr64-pcgs/a/1310-10180.s)

1875 Australia Bravery Award

After forty days of rain vulnerable buildings were destroyed along with livestock and the districts crops of maize and tobacco. The paper reported that large quantities of property of every description have been noticed to have been swept down by the fearful torrent of water including a continuous stream of pumpkins. Able-bodied locals toiled day and night to rescue people stranded by the rising waters and the Advertiser reported that throughout Sunday Night and all day on Monday, Senior Constable James Wells, and Constable William Mayo, of our police force, who, with Messrs Thomas Lindsay, Boyle, White and Frederick Wilson formed the boats crew, were mostly actively engaged in rendering assistance in removing flooded-out residents from dwellings to places of safety.

Wells himself lost his footing on one occasion and was nearly swept away to his death before he was able to desperately grasp a branch and be pulled to safety. Amazingly, the only reported casualty of the Flood was the local member of the Legislative Council, William Munnings Arnold who tragically drowned while trying to save a boatload of pumpkins, which were probably fished from the fast-flowing waters. It seems that sometimes you just have to let them go. In December 1875 Sergeant Wells and five other principal members of the boats crew were presented with bravery medals for their heroics during the Flood. The hand-engraved silver discs were crafted by the famous silversmiths Hardy Brothers of Hunter Street, Sydney.

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Lot 6: Australia. 1875 Bravery Award from "The Residents of the Patterson District to Sergeant James Wells," Extremely Fine(https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/australia-1875-bravery-award-from-the-residents-o-6-c-21e4305b90)

French Gas and Electricity Medal

Silver plated Bronze medal, French gas and Electricity medal awarded for 25 years of service to L. Conte Henri Dropsy (1885-1969) In original circular case.

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25 YEARS OF SERVICE MEDAL BY HENRI DROPSY(https://bid.alexcooper.com/lots/view/1-3K8GS7/25-years-of-service-medal-by-henri-dropsy)

Squatting Numismatica Medal

1982 Bronze Medal von Uhlig 100 year anniversary of The Association of Coin Studies - Squatting Numismatica 159.8 Grams.

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100TH ANNIVERSARY MEDAL FOR COIN STUDIES MEDAL(https://bid.alexcooper.com/lots/view/1-3K8GS9/100th-anniversary-medal-for-coin-studies-medal)