Lot 1085
1853-Dated Franklin Pierce Indian Peace Medal. First Size, Large Date, Julian-IP-32, Bronzed copper. 76mm, rim 8.5 mm. Signed obverse by Salathiel Ellis, signed reverse by Joseph Willson. Obverse bust left of Franklin Pierce, large date below. Reverse settler facing Native American with flag behind. Julian wrote, "The dies, obverse and reverse for both sizes, were delivered to the mint in late May, 1855. At first the original dies were used to strike bronze copies sold by the mint to the public, but at some unknown time, possibly prior to 1870, a new obverse for the large Pierce medal was prepared; it is noticeable in that it has a much smaller date than the above illustration shows. It is not known just when the larger medal replaced the smaller for sales to the public but it is known to have come by 1892."
Mahogany brown through out with area of lighter chesnut brown on left obverse. Our Grade Mint State 63.
Estimated Value $600-UP.
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