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(Pre-1866) Jefferson Ind. Peace Medal MS62BN NGC

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(Pre-1866) Jefferson Ind. Peace Medal MS62BN NGC
<B>(Pre-1866) Thomas Jefferson Indian Peace Medal MS62 Brown NGC. </B></I> Julian-IP-3. Bronze, 74.85 mm, 195.47 gm according to the accompanying NGC Photo-Certificate, which also specifies "Pre-1866 Original Dies." Three buttons on coat, die break on reverse. Struck from the original dies, with a reverse nearly straight-line die crack from the rim at about 1:30 through the crook of the pipe, through the tomahawk handle, and into the thumb of the right hand. According to the Julian reference, "A letter of May 1, 1883, from Mint Superintendent A.L. Snowden indicated that three-inch Jefferson medals then being struck were from cracked dies. On October 8, 1886, Charles E. Barber reported to Superintendent Fox that a pair of Jefferson dies had been replaced, almost certainly for this size. The author has seen at least one specimen with a crack on the reverse." Another indication that this is the original reverse die is that on the later version the forefinger at the bottom of the clasped hands points between the F and R of FRIENDSHIP, while on the earlier (present) reverse the finger points above the F.<BR> A piece similar in size, silver, Very Good, was in the Ford Part XVIII sale conducted by Stack's, where the cataloger comments that "this is actually the rarest of the three sizes even if the largest commands the highest sale records!" <BR> The surfaces of this pleasing bronze piece are a medium milk-chocolate coloration, with a couple of minor dark spots and a few stray abrasions consistent with an MS62 grade. There are, however, no singular distractions, and the entire piece is redolent of historicity and monumental appeal. Another medal that simply must not be overlooked in this phenomenal offering.<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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