1797 John Adams Indian Peace Medal. Bronze. 51 mm, 4.0 to 4.2 mm thick. Julian IP-1. About Uncirculated.Nearly chocolate-mahogany patina yields strong reflectivity on both sides and shows subtle field highlights of gold, pale blue and violet. A handsome example of this later addition to the Indian Peace medal series, struck from dies that apparently date from the 1830s, though most of these seem to have been struck after 1878. Some raised die rust is noted under PEACE on the obverse, along with raised lines that likely represent an effort to lap away some of that old rust. The obverse shows some light field marks, along with a spot under Adams nostril and another under the bust truncation; some finer specks are seen around the peripheries. More attractive than most surviving specimens of this medal. This is the only Indian Peace medal type depicting John Adams to have been struck in the 19th century.From the Howard B. Teich Collection. Earlier from our sale of the Charles A. Wharton Collection, August 2013, lot 1032. Lot tag and paper card with attribution notation included.
