Undated (ca. 1820) George III Hudsons Bay Company Indian Peace Medal. Eimer-1120, BHM-1062, Jamieson Fig. 20. Copper, Bronzed. MS-67 BN (NGC). 48.0 mm. 884.8 grains. Rich bronze surfaces exhibit traces of pale red in the tightest peripheral recesses, while nuances of pale blue are detected in the deeply prooflike fields. Boldly struck, with extremely sharp, satiny devices and no marks worthy of mention beyond a few wispy lines in the fields from the gentlest of handling. Struck from a cracked reverse die, as usual, with a small series of breaks connecting the rim to the fox at 12 oclock. From Glendinings sale of May 1, 1975, part of lot 307; John J. Ford, Jr.; our (Stacks) sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part XVIII, May 2007, lot 46.
