1825 John Quincy Adams Indian Peace Medal. Bronze. Second Size. Second Reverse. Julian IP-12, Prucha-42. MS-65 BN (NGC). 62.3 mm. 1878.4 grains. Deep reddish mahogany bronze with a blush of soft chestnut brown just right of the portrait. Gently prooflike texture through the fields contrasts slightly with the more satiny devices. Beautifully struck from the original obverse and the post-1846 reverse, with wire rims and crisp detail. A couple of tiny obverse spots are noted as are some trivial handling marks, but the eye appeal is really superb. From the Ronald A. Slovick Family Collection. Purchased from Richard Rossa, May 1982.
