Confederate States of America
(1961) Bashlow Restrike Confederate Cent Obverse Hub Impression, Gold. 22.9 gm, 32 mm. The central obverse exhibits an incused and reversed image of a Bashlow restrike Confederate cent obverse. The reverse is blank. We are unaware of the gold fineness. The impression is from a transfer hub made from the original defaced dies. Bashlow struck 20,000 bronze "restrike" Confederate cents, but examples in gold are extremely rare. A gold Bashlow restrike Confederate cent brought $21,850 in lot 7745 of our 2011 Chicago Signature.