Cherry picked our own fake bin
RBEGAHJB
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This was missed years ago and put into our fake bin. Originally sent to NGC as an authentic Bar Cent, this is a fairly scarce and very well done copy done by John Adams Bolen in the 1860's. Bolen was a very prolific die sinker in the 1860's and 70's and made many excellent reproduction of colonial coins as well as many tokens and medals.
This bronze example is now an NGC 61 BN.
Carthago delenda est
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wow
been a long time since i've seen a bar cent on here
thanks for posting
That is really cool, thank you for sharing.
Very nice! 👍
I need one of these for a new avatar!! 🤣 😂
Good eye for catching that one 👍
Good eye for catching that one 👍
Nice catch!
Can I look through your junk bin next time (before you do) ?
A couple of interesting Coin Week articles:
"Early American Coins: The Bar Cent and Counterfeits" (March 1, 2019)
"Metal Detectorist Finds Bar Copper Worth Thousands in Connecticut Town" (May 3, 2024)
P.S. Sorry, I tried posting the links. It wouldn't let me.
Nice! I want to look through your junk bin too