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Lot:25 (ca. 1776-1812) George III Indian Peace medal. Middle size. Silver, solid. Adams 8.1, Jamieson fig.

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2020-03-19 01:00:00

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(ca. 1776-1812) George III Indian Peace medal. Middle size. Silver, solid. Adams 8.1, Jamieson fig. 15. Choice Extremely Fine. 60.6 x 60.6 mm. 782.4 grains. Holed for suspension, as issued, though the original pin and hanger are now missing, replaced with a leather thong. Choice medium silver gray with smooth lustrous surfaces showing some delicate light gold and deep navy blue. Superb sharpness in the devices contrasts with remarkable freshness in the fields. Some light hairlines are seen, but they do not alter the surface’s original character. A light rim nick is noted under the bust truncation, a few old digs in the upper right obverse field, a short scratch behind the lion supporter’s tail and another near his rear paw. Very choice overall and clearly well preserved, with abundant visual appeal. The reverse die is cracked, as seen on most examples of Adams 8.1This medal was given by British authorities during the American Revolutionary War and the years that followed, leading up to the War of 1812. It shares an obverse with the classic 1777 Lion and Wolf Medal, a Revolutionary War type thought to have been distributed primarily along the Niagara Frontier. This example — and at least one other with known provenance — was distributed in the Great Lakes. This size is multiple times rarer than the larger undated size with a nearly identical design, and none have been offered at auction in the past decade. Adams lists 16 specimens in his modern census, including three pieces in the Glenbow Museum, two in the ANS, one in the Public Archives of Canada, and another in the Chateau de Ramezay (though Fred Bowman’s 1960 inventory of medals in the Chateau listed no examples of this medal in their cabinet). Five were cited in the Ford holdings, but only four emerged in the Ford XVI sale of 2006. Only four others were listed in private collections. This one appears to be a new addition to the census, though modern counterfeits are known to have been made from this very specimen (see Medal Collectors of America, MCA Advisory, May/June 2015). This piece is accompanied by an old card with a typewritten inscription that relates a splendid provenance: “This medal was given to the Ottawa Indians for services rendered during the French and Indian War. This was given by British Govt. at Montreal Canada. Secured from Mrs. Mean-Gwie. Ottawa Indian in Emmet Co. Mich. Given to her great Grandfather.”There are still members of the Meangwie family in Ottawa and Leelanau Counties in northern Michigan. Interestingly, the piece in the 1920 W.H. Hunter sale, struck from this same die pair with a broken reverse, came from the Manitoulin Island Reservation. A narrow Canadian island near the top of Lake Huron, Manitoulin Island is still home to an Odawa (also known as Ottawa) Reservation.Accompanied by a beaded pouch, 91 x 123 mm, with a trapezoidal flap closure, composed of seed beads that are predominately light blue with geometric decoration of red, green, yellow, pink, and black. The pouch clearly has significant age and is in superb condition, with no evident losses or issues.

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