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1801 Jefferson Peace Medal, Rev Die Crk MS64 NGC

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:1,300.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1801 Jefferson Peace Medal, Rev Die Crk MS64 NGC
<B>1801 Thomas Jefferson Indian Peace Medal, Second Size, With Reverse Die Crack MS64 NGC.</B></I> Julian IP-3. Bronzed copper, 76 mm, 189.8 gm (2,923 gn). Obverse: Bust left, TH. JEFFERSON PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. A.D. 1801. Reverse PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP, clasped hands with cuffs, the left one gold-braided signifying a U.S. official, the right with a federal eagle, signifying a Native American. <B>Prominent die crack runs through crook of pipe, tomahawk handle, to right thumb.</B></I> The reverse was changed thereafter, as (according to Julian) John Vaughn, a prominent Philadelphia merchant and patron of the arts who also was agent for the War Department, felt it inappropriate to "show the arm of the Indian encuffed by a federal eagle." According to the Ford cataloger "these are quite rare with the original broken reverse." The present NGC-certified MS64 example boasts smooth and lovely prooflike surfaces with medium-brown coloration, enormous eye appeal, and only a few trivial obverse flecks. The reverse is choice for the grade, with no mentionable distractions. Comes with NGC Photo Certificate. The Ford piece (Stack's, Sale XVIII, 5/2007, lot 61), only a Choice AU, realized $4,025. Expect this piece to do much, much better. <BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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