(c.1867) Medal JAB-25 Copper Washington

Coin Details

Auction Record

$384 MS63RB 11-30-2021 Stack's Bowers

Description

This circa 1867 copper medal, cataloged as JAB-25, features George Washington — the most frequently depicted subject in American medallic art. Bolen's Washington portrait medal joins a vast tradition of Washington numismatic items stretching from the 1780s to the present. The JAB-25 Washington medal demonstrates Bolen's ability to render the first president's familiar features with skill and originality, distinguishing his work from the hundreds of other Washington medals produced by contemporaries. The copper composition and small format are characteristic of Bolen's medalets. Washington subjects are among the most popular in the Bolen series due to the broad cross-market appeal of the first president's image, attracting Washington numismatic specialists as well as dedicated Bolen collectors to this particular piece.

Rarity Notes

JAB-25, copper. Washington portrait. Washington subjects in the Bolen series attract cross-market collector interest.

Cross References

PCGS #887230; JAB-25; Washington, Copper