Undated (ca. 1872) Jefferson / Jackson Muling. Dies by J.A. Bolen. Musante JAB K-1. Brass. MS-63 (PCGS).

25.5 mm. 132.4 grains. Deep olive gold brass with traces of pale blue in the slightly reflective fields. A very attractive piece and quite rare. Only one other example appears in our online archives in any composition. According to Musante, the dies were cut by Bolen in 1867 and sold to J.W. Kline in 1872. Among the five medals in this offering attributed to Kline (numbered by Musante in his chapter on Kline Mules), this is one of the earliest pieces struck, based on die state. There is no break evident in the dentils at 5:00 on the Jefferson die. The number struck is unknown, but it must have been very small. This medal was missing completely from the 2011 Bowers and 2014 Musante collection offerings, though the one we did sell in 2017 had an earlier provenance to the Bowers Collection. Board Position: B 3/3

From the E Pluribus Unum Collection.