(ca. 1867) Bronze Medal JAB-29, Daniel Webster

Coin Details

Auction Record

$840 MS66BN 11-30-2021 Stack's Bowers

Description

This circa 1867 bronze medal, cataloged as JAB-29, is an alternative PCGS listing for Bolen's Daniel Webster portrait in bronze. Webster, the legendary Massachusetts orator and senator, was a natural subject for Bolen, who operated in Webster's home state. The bronze composition provides a durable and attractive medium for Webster's portrait, which Bolen rendered with the same attention to detail that characterizes his finest presidential and statesmen series pieces. This listing represents the bronze variant of a design that also exists in silver, brass, and white metal, demonstrating the depth of Bolen's multi-metal production strategy. Webster's continuing fame in the post-Civil War era as a champion of the Union ensured that medals bearing his image found a ready market among patriotic collectors.

Rarity Notes

JAB-29, bronze. Webster portrait medal. Massachusetts connection enhances regional appeal.

Cross References

PCGS #636733; JAB-29; Daniel Webster, Bronze