Auction 55b
Part II - Bruno Kirschner's Medal Collection and other Numismatic Items
May 9, 2017
(your local time)
Israel
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 135:
Varied Collection of Tokens
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Sold for: $400
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400
Auction house commission:
23%
VAT: 17% On commission only
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Varied Collection of Tokens
Varied collection of 42 tokens. [Germany, Holland, United States and other locations, 18th-20th centuries].
The collection includes: * 31 Judenpfennige (most from 1819-1822). These tokens were issued by Rhineland Jews when there was a shortage of government-issued change. * "Rechenpfennig", Nuremberg, 19th century (one side portrays a boat with the legend "Plus Ultra".) * "Lotterie-Gewinn" token, Germany. * Two tokens of the merchant Henry Seligmann, Hanover 1921. * Token given to the donors of R. Samuel Hirsch's charity drive in Chicago (US), 1923. * Freemasons' token with the legend "Son of man. Mark well" * Others.
Altogether 42 tokens. Size and condition vary.
Provenance: collection of Bruno Kirschner.
