LOT Old Heritage Auctions  /  2008 Feb Long Beach, CA Tokens & Medals #462  / 

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1837 Van Buren Medal, 1st Size/2nd Rev, BU

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:110.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1837 Van Buren Medal, 1st Size/2nd Rev, BU
<B>1837 Van Buren Indian Peace Medal, Julian-IP-17, First Size, Second Reverse, Select BU Uncertified.</B></I> Bronzed copper, 76 mm, rim 7 mm, 255.4 gm. Obverse by Moritz Furst, reverse by John Reich. Bust right, rev. clasped hands, tomahawk, pipe, legend PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP. Second reverse, with flat-topped A's and finger pointing between F and R in FRIENDSHIP. Original obverse die with recut 1 and 7 in date, and recut ES in STATES. A lustrous milk-chocolate-brown piece with tinges of mint red lurking in the peripheries, with highly reflective fields and considerable prooflikeness in evidence. A few stray flecks of carbon are noted but undistracting, along with some light obverse hairlines and trivial contact marks on the reverse. Select BU, not far from Choice, and offering generous appeal. <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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