1961 Bashlow Restrike Nickel one cent

Copper Bronze Goldine




Jim

 

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This is a cast fake.

 

The OP's specimen appears to be a genuine Bashlow strike in silver. THis can be determined via a simple specific gravity test.

 

This is very interesting stuff. The "original" restrike from the 1960's does show
all the signs of being cast.

 

Not really, the surfaces are almost prooflike on the restrikes. You have to keep in mind that the original dies were canceled by Haseltine in 1874 after he had struck numerous coins. In writings, it is claimed he canceled the dies so his restrikes would become and remain rare and valuable. When Bashlow obtained the dies, they couldn't be used to strike coins because of their condition but were instead used as a master die to make a working set of dies. This working set is what Bashlow used in 1961 to make his restrikes, the reason for the 2nd restrike designation. Baslow restrikes are struck on extremely thick planchets, probably 2-3 times thicker than a normal cent. The original dies were later donated to the Smithsonian Museum.

 

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Thanks members for bring those out for us