Indian Peace Medals
1817 James Monroe Indian Peace Medal. Bronze. Second Size. Second Reverse. Julian IP-9, Prucha-41. MS-64 BN (NGC).
62.7 mm. 1872.0 grains. A second very attractive example of this medal, but this one was struck from the post-1846 reverse die, and is easily identified by the heavier letters, closer proximity of the tomahawk head to the P of PEACE and the distinctive flat-topped As. The obverse die is once again the original one used on the silver medals, but it is in a slightly later state than seen on the medal above. Here, the series of stress fractures in the field behind the portrait and to the lower right of the bust are a bit more pronounced. The reverse is in a relatively fresher state, with just a couple of tiny areas of rust or spalling beneath the P of FRIENDSHIP and in the field below the CE of PEACE. Satiny texture and deep mahogany brown bronze with chestnut highlights. Three lines from the original collar are seen on the edge, very much like those seen on the bronze second-size James Madison offered above.
Ex Presidential Coin and Antique’s 22nd Token and Medal Mini-Fixed Price List, February 2012, lot 1.
Estimate: $500