Undated (ca. 1859) Sages Numismatic Gallery -- No. 3, Jeremiah Colburn. Original. Bowers-3. Die State I. Copper. Plain Edge. 31 mm. Choice Proof.Dominant rose-brown patina on the reverse, while the obverse retains much of the original bright pinkish-apricot color. Colburn was one of the most prominent scholars in the dawn of the age of the popularity of numismatics that started in 1857. He is deserving of a monograph.
