Bashlow Restrike (1961) "1861" Bronze Confederate Cent - Gem Uncirculated


In 1961 Robert Bashlow made copies of the, by then defaced, Lovette dies and struck these peices in multitude of metals and materials:

Bronze – 20,000 struck
Goldine (gold colored brass alloy) – 5,000 struck
Silver – 5,000 pieces struck
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Platinum – very rare – 3 pieces struck
Gold – very rare – 3 pieces struck
“Nickel Silver” maybe “German silver” – possibly 50 struck
Lead – 50 pieces struck
Zinc – 50 pieces struck
Red fiber – 50 pieces struck

This coin will come house in a screw down lucite holder.



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