Undated (post-1864) Bolen Store Card / Liberty Cap Muling. Dies by John Adams Bolen. Musante JAB M/E-10, Fuld-760A-5b. Brass. MS-64 (NGC).28 mm. A beautiful medal with nearly full brilliance throughout the satiny and lustrous surfaces. Soft rose and pale green overtones are seen when rotated under the light, as is a trace of reflectivity in the fields. Just a few tiny spots are noted. As stated in the description for the copper piece in the previous lot, this is the only brass example we have in our archives, one of only four impressions from these dies we have seen in any metal in 15 years.From the Claremont Collection. Earlier ex Donald M. Miller; Charles Litman; Q. David Bowers; our sale of the Tim Gabriele Collection, November 2017 Baltimore Auction, lot 260.
