1857 James Buchanan Indian Peace Medal. Bronze. 76 mm. Julian IP-34. MS-63 BN (NGC).，Offered is a great rarity among Indian Peace medals, a large size Buchanan medal in bronze struck from the same signed reverse die used to strike the silver originals. The central reverse appears a little bulged, explaining why the die was retired in 1862<p>In the Bowers and Merena/Presidential Coin and Antique Companys April 1986 catalog of the David W. Dreyfuss Collection, just three examples were recorded; one was likely the piece Julian knew of, sold in the January 1870 James Longacre sale. In 2006, Michael Hodder recorded just five examples from these dies. John Ford never owned an example, which is impressive considering his profound interest in them and all the ads he placed to buy Indian Peace medals during his years at New Netherlands and elsewhere. One of the great rarities in the Indian Peace Medal series, this example is finer than any other specimen we have seen.<br /><p><p>
