JAB-39 Pynchon House Medal Brass

45 Struck in Brass
Dies cut in 1881. They were sold for $2530 in the January 2011 Stacks auction of the Q.D. Bowers collection.

The Pynchon House was built in 1660 by Major John Pynchon, son of the city's founder. It earned the name "The Old Fort" when the town's residents took refuge inside from an Indian attack. It's sturdy brick walls provided protection when all the other wooden dwellings in town were destroyed by fire. Bolen's medal commemorates the 50th anniversary of the demolition of the building.

An Uncirculated example sold for $150 in the Stacks January 2011 sale, lot 6642. It had been over eight years since the last appearance of this variety at public auction.