Yowza! That Bashlow Continental Dollar Restrike Reverse Die sold for $102,000.00! Lots of people are scratching their heads over this. -Editor

"... if the sale holds up and the buyer doesn't say something stupid like "But I thought it was an original die from 1776!" or something."

Well, E-Sylum readers certainly knew what it was. And I noticed that "so-called-dollars" is part of the URL for the lot, although not mentioned in the text. It was certainly described as a restrike die. -Editor

"Sometimes there is a logical explanation as to why something like this Dickeson/Bashlow die would sell for so much money, sometimes there is not.

"There have been quite a few fascinating articles of late regarding the original Continental Currency medal, its authenticity and origin of manufacture. That has created more awareness and a newfound interest in Dickeson's medals and the Continental Dollar medal he struck around 1861 (not 1876 as previously believed). The cover article of The Numismatist The Other Continental Dollar published October 2021, authored by Bill Hyder and myself, corrected many long-repeated fallacies regarding the Dickeson Continental Dollar (which is not a restrike). The Bashlow die that recently sold is tied into all of these stories.

"In the next few months, I plan to share with the numismatic community some more fascinating information regarding the Dickeson Continental Dollar. I also look forward to hearing more from David McCarthy regarding his on-going research on the original Continental Dollar. "