RARE 1861 CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA 1 CENT (BASHLOW RESTRIKE) NGC MS66 RD

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Buyer will receive the 1861 Confederate States of America One Cent Bashlow restrike pictured above. This coin is graded by NGC as MS66 RD. Payment is expected within 3 days of purchase. PayPal only. Shipping to the U.S. only. Thanks for looking and happy hunting!Following is the story of this historical coin: In1861, an official of the Confederate States of America contacted Bailey & Co. of Philadelphia concerning supplying one cent pieces for the Confederacy. Bailey & Co. commissioned Robert Lovett, a well known medalist and token maker from the same city who had previously designed a cent sized token featuring the profile of "Miss Liberty," as the person to design the new CSA coin and make the dies. Lovett adopted his "Miss Liberty" head for the obverse of a cent, with CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA surrounding the profile and the date below. The reverse design was in the form of a wreath with a bale of cotton below on which was the initial of the engraver, L. Within the wreath was "1 CENT." Lovett struck 12 pattern pieces in copper-nickel, the alloy being used at the time to make United States Indian Head cents. Fearing treason charges from Union authorities for aiding the Confederacy, he cancelled the project and hid the 12 coins until after the War when he carried around one of the coins as a pocket piece. In 1873, Lovett, who read more

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