"1737" 3P Higley, Brass Bolen Copy MS(PCGS#535247)

June 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

250

Grade

MS66BN

Price

780

Lot Description

"1737" (1860s) Higley Copper. Bolen Copy. Musante JAB-10, Kenney-4, W-14270. THE VALVE OF THREE PENCE / CONNECTICVT, 3 Hammers. Copper. MS-66 BN (NGC). Exceptional for the type, this glossy copper-brown example displays blushes of iridescent rose and powder blue toning. Struck slightly off center on both sides, the obverse is devoid of denticulation along the lower border, reverse along the upper right border. The letters CE in PENCE are off the flan at the top, but otherwise all major design elements are sharply to fully defined. The dies for this type were cut by John Adams Bolen in 1864 and sold to Dr. F.S. Edwards of New York the following year. Edwards used them to produce an unknown number of restrikes in various metallic compositions. Bolen produced 40 copper impressions, presumably followed by additional pieces when the dies were in Edwards' hands. Click here for certification details from NGC.