1801 Thomas Jefferson Indian Peace Medal. First Size. Mint Copy Obverse and Reverse Dies. Bronzed Copper. 100 mm, rims 8.7 to 9.1 mm thick. Julian IP-2. Mint State.；Reddish-orange and tan surface finish. Good sharpness and detail, fields mostly satiny with some sheen. Light discolorations in upper left obverse field. No witness line. Struck solid from the copy dies made at the Mint probably before the 1870s, maybe before the 1860s, but preserving the original reverse design. Possibly raised from a middle size restrike in copper that showed the original second size dies. These large, heavy bronzed copper Jefferson Mint copies are quite scarce. Even more difficult to find are their solid struck brothers showing the original obverse and reverse dies. Examples of both can be seen in the 1986 David Dreyfuss catalog.；Ex F.C.C. Boyd estate; John J. Ford, Jr.; our (Stacks) sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part XVIII, May 2007, lot 59.
