1837 Martin Van Buren Indian Peace Medal. Bronze. First Size. Julian IP-17, Prucha-44. Second Reverse. MS-65 BN (NGC).
76 mm. Another outstanding first size bronze with gently prooflike fields and rich, light mahogany color. A few scattered small marks account for the grade including three extremely thin reverse scratches that are not easily found without magnification. Beautifully struck, with very sharp details that reveal intricacies of the die-maker's work on the obverse including minor multiple punchings of letters, etc. Struck from the second, post-1846 reverse, as usual, though first-reverse impressions do exist. This is a bronze that was missing from the extensive Larry Ness Collection.

Estimate: $1000