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

81054

2nd Size Jefferson 1801 Peace Medal, Orig. Dies

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:550.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
2nd Size Jefferson 1801 Peace Medal, Orig. Dies
<B>Large Second Size Jefferson 1801 Copper Indian Peace Medal, Original Dies, Near-Mint State Uncertified.</B></I> Bronzed copper, 75 mm, rim 7.2 mm, 225.5 gm. Bust left; clasped hands with tomahawk and pipe, PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP. An extremely rare example of this coveted Indian Peace medal, struck from the original dies. The original obverse shows periods or stops midway between U, S, A, and D, while the copy dies from the 1870s or so show close stop next to those letters. On the original reverse the diagnostic die crack rises from the right hand, through the tomahawk handle and the crook of the pipe to the border at 1:30. Interestingly, the major crack shows a smaller branching crack rising at nearly a right angle between the two handles with some die shattering evident in the slight dishing noticed at the intersection of the two cracks, presaging what must have been total die failure shortly (or immediately) afterward. The nut-brown surfaces are highly reflective and pleasing, with a touch of highpoint rub and some faded mint red still in evidence. The Ford example (Stack's, Part XVIII, lot 61, 5/2007), a dark brown Choice AU piece, realized $4,025. This slightly nicer piece should realize considerably more.<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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