Massachusetts--Springfield. 1864 John Adams Bolen. Fuld-760A-10a, Musante JAB-12. Rarity-7. Copper. Plain Edge. MS-64 RB (NGC).
28 mm. Mostly golden-tan surfaces are accented by blended blue and violet. Flashes of faded mint red can be seen on both the obverse and reverse. The plate token for both the obverse and reverse dies, 90085 and 90080 respectively, in the third edition of the Fuld reference on Civil War store cards. An excellent opportunity to acquire a Bolen self-portrait token, a plate token in high grade, and rare (but not impossibly so).
From the Martin Logies Collection. Earlier ex F.C.C. Boyd; John J. Ford, Jr.; our (Bowers and Ruddy's) New York Public Library Collection sale, October 1982, lot 2721; David Gladfelter; Stephen L. Tanenbaum Collection; Q. David Bowers; our sale of the Q. David Bowers Collection, June 2017 Baltimore Auction, lot 9098; Heritage's American Tokens & Medals Special Monthly Auction of April 2021, lot 93509.

Estimate: $1200