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Lot 1236: 1797 John Adams Indian Peace Medal

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Lot 1236: 1797 John Adams Indian Peace Medal
<b>Indian Peace Medals</b><hr><b>Rare IP-2 John Adams Indian Peace Medal</b>

<b>(1797) John Adams Indian Peace Medal in Bronzed Copper, Superb Uncirculated.</b>
Julian IP-2, 51 mm, struck at the United States Mint from dies by Moritz Furst. Stunning, superb surfaces and rich, original colorations. Although dated 1797, the obverse die was engraved around 1824. Later, it came into the possession of the noted numismatist, Joseph Mickley, from whose estate the Mint later re-purchased the die. Mint medals were first struck from this die in 1878 to complete the set of bronzed copper strikes offered to the public. We can confirm exactly how rare they are, as we have never handled another.