(c.1867) Medal JAB-M9 Copper Washington / Jefferson

Coin Details

Auction Record

$4,560 MS64BN 03-29-2023 Stack's Bowers

Description

This circa 1867 copper medal, cataloged as JAB-M9, is a muling combining Washington and Jefferson portrait dies — pairing the first and third presidents, both Virginia plantation owners and founding fathers who held fundamentally different visions for the young republic. Washington's Federalist sympathies contrasted with Jefferson's Democratic-Republican ideals, yet both men were indispensable to the founding of the United States. Bolen's pairing of these two founders creates a numismatic symbol of the productive tension between different political philosophies that has characterized American democracy since its inception. The M9 muling sits between M8 (Lincoln) and M10 (Washington/Lincoln) in Bolen's numbering system, illustrating his methodical approach to documenting his die combinations. The copper composition was standard for this production.

Rarity Notes

JAB-M9, copper. Washington / Jefferson founding father pairing. Historically significant muling.

Cross References

PCGS #887103; JAB-M9; Washington / Jefferson, Copper