(ca. 1862) Young America Store Card. Copper. 28 mm. Musante JAB-5. MS-64 RB (NGC).A wonderfully original near-Gem with mottled gray and glossy brown patina to surfaces that retain plenty of original pinkish-orange color. Both sides are fully struck with a lively satin to semi-prooflike finish. This is Bolens first store card design, the original mintage in copper amounting to 75 pieces, followed by an unknown number of restrikes by George B. Mason and Dr. Frank Smith Edwards, who both owned the dies at later times.From the Ralph A. Edson Collection.
