Indian Peace Medals

Pleasing Second Size 1865 Johnson Medal in Silver

With Original Hanger

1865 Andrew Johnson Indian Peace Medal. Second Size. Julian IP-41, Prucha-52, Musante GW-771, Baker-173V. Silver. Very Fine.

62.7 mm. 1480.8 grains. The original ornate integral hanger is intact and complete. Fairly uniform medium gray with faint overtones of golden olive and pale blue. A couple of small nicks are noted in the fields and easily seen, while up close there are myriad small marks and scratches consistent with a presented medal. It is remarkable that the original hanger remains intact and undamaged, as the few original hangers that do remain on these medals are often bent or otherwise impaired. Of the 18 second-size Johnson medals known to the writer, only six still have their hangers. Eight of the known medals are in institutional holdings, leaving just ten for collectors. The Larry Ness Collection specimen was the most recent offered by us. It was missing its hanger, but also heavily bent. It realized just over $10,000 in November 2020. This one is far superior in every respect and has a desirable Boyd-Ford provenance as well.

Ex F.C.C. Boyd Estate; John J. Ford, Jr.; our (Stack's) sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part XVIII, May 2007, lot 157.

Estimate: $ 10000