(c.1872) Medal JAB-32 White Metal, Kline Grant - Our Next President

Coin Details

Auction Record

$192 MS62 11-30-2021 Stack's Bowers

Description

This circa 1872 white metal medal, cataloged as JAB-32, is a Kline striking of Bolen's Grant "Our Next President" design — produced several years after the original 1868 campaign context. The Kline attribution indicates this was struck from Bolen's dies by a later owner, after the dies had passed from Bolen's direct control. By 1872, Grant was running for reelection rather than first election, giving the "Our Next President" legend a different context. Kline strikings are valued by Bolen collectors as legitimate products of the original dies, though they carry less premium than pieces struck by Bolen himself. The white metal composition was commonly used for Kline-era productions, as the later owners of Bolen's dies often favored economical compositions that allowed broader distribution of their strikings.

Rarity Notes

JAB-32, white metal, Kline striking. Later production from Bolen dies. Less premium than original Bolen strikings.

Cross References

PCGS #612701; JAB-32; Kline Grant - Our Next President, White Metal