“1825” (after 1905) John Quincy Adams Indian Peace Medal. Lead. First Size. Julian IP-11, Prucha-42. About Uncirculated.

Approximately 93.5 mm. 5019.7 grains. Light satiny gray surfaces with pleasing luster. This seems to be an impression taken from the master die created for the early 20th-century iteration of the John Quincy Adams medal, offered for sale by the United States Mint. It is likely a mint trial, as there would be little reason for anyone else to create something like this, financially speaking, and if taken directly from the master die, it is even more unlikely that anyone outside of the Mint would have had access to the necessary parts. The central device seems an identical match to the portrait on the original Adams medals, but the lettering exhibits some distinctive differences. The easiest difference to see quickly is the position and curvature in the tail of the Q in the president's name. On the originals, it curls well below the adjacent A, while on the 20th-century Mint medals, it does not. A most interesting artifact, and likely unique.

From the E Pluribus Unum Collection. Earlier from New Netherlands Coin Company, before 1953; John J. Ford, Jr.; our (Stack's) sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part XVIII, May 2007, lot 80.