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This item SOLD at 2019 Sep 28 @ 13:28UTC-04:00 : AST/EDT
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Dominion of Canada 1872 Chiefs Medal - Indians of the North West Territories - 93 mm, 418. 9 grams; 7 mm in thickness, not the 10 mm as has been reported. One of only 25 pieces commissioned to be produced by Robert Hendry, silversmith of Montreal, as replacements for the inferior stock medals originally presented to the chiefs of Treaties I (Anishinaabeg) and II (Muskego). Though the medals are marked "Indians of the North West Territories", on the reverse outer ring, these peoples are actually in what is now southern Manitoba. The medals are impressive for their size; however, they are silver plated copper electrotypes, with an extra ring added to the basic 1867 Confederation medals. The obverse outer ring reads "Dominion of Canada Chiefs Medal 1872 " They were also not well received, as the silver plating easily peeled off, and were themselves replaced the following year, with a newly designed silver medal. With a production of only 25 examples, they are clearly very rare. On the other hand, there was no reason for any to have been melted down. Still, we can find no example of any recent sale. This is most likely the smallest production of all such "Indian Chief" presentation medals issued in North America.
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2400 Ste Catherine Est, Montreal, Quebec, H2K 2J6, Canada
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Thursday September 26th 10 am to 8 pm
Friday September 27th 10 am to 8 pm
Saturday September 28th 10 am to 12:30 pm
Sunday September 29th 10 am to 12:30 pm
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Session 2 – September 29th, 1 pm
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