(1787) Copper George Clinton - Excelsior Bolen Copy, RB MS(PCGS#881637)

November 2021 Baltimore U.S. Coins auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

10263

等级

MS67RB

价格

15,291

详细说明

George Clinton / Eagle on Globe Muling Bolen's Own Specimen Just Five Struck "1787" (ca. 1869) George Clinton / Eagle on Globe muling by J.A. Bolen. Musante JAB M-13. Copper. Marked “B 5 STRUCK” on edge. MS-67 RB (PCGS). 26.9 mm. 160.9 grains. Another prohibitively rare muling from Bolen's prized colonial copy dies. Beautiful pale blue and lavender toning near the centers while the surfaces are vibrant orange red closer to the rims. Beautifully struck, boldly lustrous and delightfully preserved in Bolen's original custom boards for more than a century. Struck from the Eagle on Globe die in its late state, with a large break over CUS of EBORACUS. This is essentially identical to the state seen on the example of M-12 offered above. The most advanced state of the die is seen on the "Copper Plate" impression, JAB-37a. As Bolen personally struck into the edge of this piece, his own reference specimen, just five were struck and we have not a single appearance listed in our online archives. Musante was unable to find an example to illustrate his book and used a composition image instead. Clearly a great rarity. Board Position: C 3/4 Provenance: From the E Pluribus Unum Collection. Earlier from the personal reference collection of John Adams Bolen.