(after 1864) Muling of J.A. Bolen’s Die Sinker card and Liberty Cap dies. Brass. 28mm. Musante JAB M/E-10. MS-64 (NGC).，Superb light golden brass with faint olive mottling. A bit of light oxidation on the rim and really only one other spot worthy of mention. Bold reflectivity in the fields and sharp satiny devices. A beautiful piece overall and very rare. Though the dies were cut in 1862 and 1864, the earliest auction appearance Musante was able to find was in an 1884 W.E. Woodward sale, where one each in brass and copper appeared. As with the JAB M/E-9 offered above, Musante was not able to locate a specimen of this muling for illustration.From the Tim Gabriele Collection. Purchased from Steve Hayden.
