1797 (post-1861) John Adams Indian Peace Medal. The Only Size. By Moritz Furst and John Reich. Julian IP-1. Bronze. First Reverse. MS-66 BN (NGC). 51 mm. Virtually pristine mahogany-brown surfaces with tinges of reddish-orange evident as the medal rotates under a light. Fully struck and visually appealing. The original dies for this issue were cut by Moritz Furst and John Reich, though neither die was signed. In fact, this obverse is believed to be the only die by Furst that he did not sign. This example was struck from the first reverse die, which can be distinguished by the relatively wide spacing between the pipe and the letter P in PEACE. It seems to have broken early, as all of the small size silver medals struck from it exhibit a small rough chip within the narrow trench outside of the inner rim border, just below 3 oclock. This is a later striking from this reverse (NGC says post-1861), and identifiable as such by two rough chips in that area.
