“1801” (1886) Thomas Jefferson Indian Peace Medal. Bronze. Second Size. Second Dies. Julian IP-3, Prucha-39. SP-64 (PCGS). 74.8 mm. 3393.9 grains. Pleasantly glossy light mahogany bronze with nice prooflike reflectivity in the fields. Nuances of pale blue toning are noted in places. Virtually mark-free surfaces aside from a few superficial spots noted on the obverse. Nearly 10% heavier than the Ness Collection specimen, which was an earlier impression from the original dies. According to Julian, the dies for this medal had been replaced by October 8, 1886. The new reverse, seen here, has a decidedly more modern appearance, similar to the Zachary Taylor reverse for 1849, most easily distinguished by thicker letters and distinctively flat-topped letter A punches. While the medals from the second dies are more frequently offered than those from the original dies, they cant really be called common. Our online archives only include 15 appearances from these dies, going back more than a decade. <em>From the E Pluribus Unum Collection. Earlier from F.S. Werner, October 1966; John J. Ford, Jr.; our (Stacks) sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection, Part XVIII, May 2007, lot 62.</em><em></em>
