I got this for "free": The coin was a toss in on a lot I was bidding on, kinda got bid up ($36 in melt + a Wide Rim SBA + regular SBA + this = $47), but still below what I was willing to pay for the actual coins in the lot. Here's the SBA:
Hard to tell from those pics, but it may be a bashlow re-strike. very nice if so. is the planchet two lincolns thick? here are mine to compare it to. http://www.cointalk.com/t203533/
here is the lovett/bashlow story btw.... http://www.rebelstatescurrency.com/bashlow.html if it is a bashlow, its worth the $47 by itself.
Hi riff, I'm pretty sure it is, but I haven't gotten it in hand yet. Those are the seller's pictures. I'm just going on the wonderful Littleton envelope.
they are really cool "coins" with a VERY interesting history. im sure littleton offered them through their catalog at the time they were minted.
The restrike arrived today (along with all the other coins and whatnot). It's quite thick, indeed. I will post photos when I have better lighting.
It definitely looks like a Bashlow restrike, and they called it a second restrike which was what the Bashlows were. I think there is a very good chance that it is a genuine Bashlow restrike. It used to be that they didn't bring that much money. When I started collecting they were commonly available and sold in the $5 - $10 range. That was the envelope style that Littleton was using around that time. If it is a Bashlow you did good. Your "freebee" is worth more than you paid for the rest of the coins. (Assuming the $36 figure for the silver was what you paid, and not $36 face value in silver coins.)
is yours the 'goldine' or copper? i know the envelope says brass(goldine), but yours looks like the copper. is that just the lighting?
I had assumed it was copper, based upon what I saw. The envelope says "Bronze" not "Brass" on it. I finally got around to taking some pictures.
