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NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: JANUARY 21, 2024Here'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
1729 Bavaria Charles Albert Double Karolin 
Bavaria.
From the Künker Auction 100. -Editor
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Paul Niclausee Grandmother with Infant Medal 
This beautiful cast bronze sculpture by Paul Niclausee depicts a loving grandmother holding an infant in her arms. From the eBay listings of Hedley Betts. -Editor
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1918 Pittsburgh Field Club Golf Medal 
JOCK HUTCHISON'S 1918 PITTSBURGH FIELD CLUB RED CROSS 10K GOLD WINNERS MEDAL This historic and beautiful 10k gold winner's medal features a deep red enamel Red Cross in the center, with 'Pittsburgh Field Club Patriotic Tournament' encircling it and laurels acting as the outer layer. The medal has great appeal, including elegant engraving on the back of ‘Presented to Jack Hutchison' (his formal name) followed by the date ‘July 13th, 1918.' Gold precious metal stamping ‘10k' can be found below the inscription. The Pittsburgh Field Club, an Alexander H. Findlay design, is a renowned Pennsylvania course having hosted the 1937 PGA Championship, the qualifying rounds for the 1953 U.S. Open and the 1959 Western Open. This 1918 Red Cross Patriotic Tournament featured Jock Hutchison teaming with Walter Hagen in front of a record 2,500 patrons. Hutchison and Hagen defeated reigning U.S. Amateur and Open Champion, Chick Evans, and his partner Warren Wood, former Western Open Champion, 3 and 2 in match play. This war time effort raised over $10,000 for the Red Cross - the largest amount ever raised to that point. Jock, then connected to Glenview Country Club, of Chicago, and formerly of Allegheny Country Club, of Pittsburgh, would later win two major championships, the PGA Championship in 1920 and the Open Championship at St Andrews in 1921. He also became the first honorary starter at the Masters with Fred McLeod in 1963. He was later inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. The medal measures 1 1/2" in diamete I'm no golfer, but the connection to my hometown Pittsburgh made this one stand out. -Editor
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A similar medal brought over $8,000 in a 2014 Heritage sale. -Editor 
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2024 Taiwan Year of the Dragon $10 
Taiwan has released their 2024-dated silver Proof and base metal collector coins in celebration of the Year of the Dragon. The coins are part of the third I like this one - a nice balanced design. -Editor
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1966 Royal Bank of Scotland £100 
Royal Bank of Scotland, £100, Edinburgh, 3rd February 1966, serial number G 1/5, the first recorded serial number is G 1/1, making this note one of the first printed. This note also has a lower serial number than the plate note appearing in Paper Money of Scotland Volume II, 1st Edition, which has the serial number G 1/6
A nice high denomination note. From the SPINK World Banknotes e-Auction. -Editor
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