CONFEDERATE STATES of AMERICA 1c 1861 Bashlow Copper Restrike RARE! CIVIL WAR
Super Nice Confederate 1 cent Struck in 1961 with ORGINAL DIES from the confederacy! The coin pictured is the coin you will receive. Unlike Lots and lots of "tourist" restrikes for gift shops.
These are struck in 1961 from ORGANNAL 1861 Dies that were owned by the Confederate treasury. Below is a bit about the coun. Been in my father's hands since he bought it and put in this 2x2. Nearly a century later comes the early 1960s and centennial remembrance of the Civil War, prompting a flurry of interest in the Confederacy - and its coinage. By this time, the Confederate One Cent dies had arrived in the hands of Robert Bashlow. The obverse die had little evidence of wear though the reverse bore some cracks, and both dies had been defaced. Still, they were usable, and thus Bashlow hired an engraver to create transfer dies, which in turn were used to produce second restrikes. The Bashlow restrikes, produced around 1961, are distinct for the ridges across the surface caused by the die defacing or unknown time or origin. Thousands of these Bashlow restrikes were made in various metals, though the most common were produced in bronze and silver, with 20,000 of the former and 5,000 of the latter.