1857 James Buchanan Indian Peace Medal. Bronzed Copper. 76 mm. Julian IP-36. MS-63 BN (NGC).Richly original mahogany-brown patina greets the viewer from both sides of this smartly impressed, sharply defined example. Satiny in texture and otherwise free of mentionable blemishes, several small spots in the obverse field are the only impediments to an even higher numeric grade. The James Buchanan Indian Peace medals sold to the public, as here, were struck using the reverse die of the Fillmore and Pierce medals, which shows a settler and Native American standing before an American flag.From Presidential Coin & Antique Co.s Richard B. Dusterberg Collection sale, October 2000, lot 412. Lot tag included.