RARE 1961 BASHLOW CONFEDERATE 1C RESTRIKE NGC MS 67 RD HIGH GRADE RESTRIKE FROM ORIGINAL DIES OF 1861 CSA CENT Start Price USD 134.95 Current Price USD 134.95 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, October 04, 2008 End Time Saturday, November 15, 2008 Location North Carolina See more about 'RARE 1961 BASHLOW CONFEDERATE 1C RESTRIKE NGC MS 67 RD' Description 1861 CONFEDERATE ONE CENTS BASHLOW COPPER RESTRIKE CERTIFIED NGC GRADE MS67 RED LOW MINTAGE ONLY 20,000   BASHLOW CONFEDERATE CENT COPPER RESTRIKE NGC CERTIFIED TOKEN MS 67 RD  3173905-003  HISTORY: THE ORIGINAL CONFEDERATE CENT WAS DESIGNED BY ROBERT LOVETT IN 1861 WITH 12 PATTERN PIECES OF COPPER NICKEL DURING THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES. FEARING TREASON CHARGES FROM UNION AUTHORITIES FOR AIDING THE CONFEDERACY, HE CANCELLED THE PROJECT AND HID THE 12 COINS UNTIL AFTER THE WAR. IN 1873, LOVETT SPENT ONE OF THE CONFEDERATE CENTS BY MISTAKE IN A PHILADELPHIA BAR. THE BARTENDER KNOWING THE PIECE WAS UNUSUAL SHOWED A FEW PEOPLE INCLUDING JOHN HASELTINE. HASELTINE BOUGHT THE COIN AND EVENTUALLY PURCHASED ALL THE COINS AND DIES FROM ROBERT LOVETT. HASELTINE TOOK THE DIES TO PETER KINDER OF PHILADELPHIA AND STRUCK THE FIRST RESTRIKES UNTIL DIES BROKE. THE DIES WERE CONSIDERED DESTROYED FOR YEARS UNTIL THEY SURFACED WITH BASHLOW IN 1961. THE OBVERSE DIE HAD BEEN DEFACED BY HAMMER BLOWS AND THE REVERSE BY CHISEL CUTS. BASHLOW HAD AUGUST C FRANK & CO. MAKE TRANSFER DIES AND STRIKE 30,156 COPIES FROM A VARIETY OF MEDALS FOR THE CIVIL WAR CENTENNIAL IN 1961. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST AND PLEASE VISIT OUR STORE FOR OTHER HISTORICAL ITEMS. Place a Bid!