Indian Peace Medals
“James K. Polk” Bronze Indian Peace Medal Julian IP-24 United States Mint High-Relief Bust In First & Largest Size
(1845-Dated) James K. Polk Indian Peace Medal. Struck in Bronze at the United States Mint. 76 mm. First & Largest Size. By John G. Chapman. Julian IP-24. Choice Mint State.
Julian IP-24. 76 mm. This large size Indian Peace Medal was struck in bronze at the United States Mint in Philadelphia, sometime after 1846. The Obverse displays: Small High-Relief bust of President James K. Polk in a heavy thick concave field. The Reverse displays: 1846 Clasped Hands Die. With just a hint of cabinet friction on the highest points, it shows no actual wear from circulation. There are a few trivial contact marks in the fields and rim edge. Overall, it displays very attractive natural chestnut-brown color with underlying glossy luster. A similar example of this medal in Choice Uncirculated sold for $1,265 over a decade ago in our EAHA Auction of April 2001, while another example in Uncirculated quality sold for $1,495 in Stack’s John J. Ford, Jr. Collection Sale, May of 2007. An impressive High-Relief Bust Bronze in its First and Largest Size for display.