Equal and Exact Justice in White Metal A Bolen Original Undated (ca. 1867) Jefferson / Equal and Exact Justice medal by J.A. Bolen. Musante JAB-26. White Metal. MS-63 (PCGS).

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Equal and Exact Justice in White Metal
A Bolen Original Undated (ca. 1867) Jefferson / Equal and Exact Justice medal by J.A. Bolen. Musante JAB-26. White Metal. MS-63 (PCGS).
25.3 mm. 131.2 grains. Soft pewter gray with strong prooflike character in the fields of both sides. A few light hairlines from handling are noted but combined with some very fine natural die finishing lines, which are as made.  Not marked by Bolen on the edge, but an original impression from his shop as the die state  reveals it to be an earlier impression. Quite scarce in this composition and very rare in this early die state. The annotated Bolen notebook reported just three struck in tin, while Johnson’s list in 1882 omitted this composition altogether. Clearly at least this one was made by Bolen, so perhaps three originals is proper. This does tend to suggest that the numbers reported in the June 1868 AJN listing, based on Bolen’s annotated notebook, might be the more accurate source for mintages.
Board Position: B 3/4
Provenance: From the E Pluribus Unum Collection.