1845 James K. Polk Indian Peace Medal. Bronze. Second Size. Julian IP-25, Prucha-46. Second Reverse. MS-64 BN (NGC). 62.5 mm. Bold satin luster over deep mahogany-brown surfaces. Boldly struck in very high relief as are all the Polk medals. One spot is noted near one letter of POLK, but the surfaces are very nice otherwise with precious little evidence of handling. Struck from the second reverse, as is typically seen for the second-size Polk medals in bronze. Like the John Tyler medal offered above, silver Polk medals are very rare and among the most challenging medals to get in the IPM series. As such, nice bronze Polk medals are almost necessary for even some advanced collections.
