
Martin Van Buren Indian Peace Medal, 1837. Silver. Middle Size. First Reverse. J. IP.18, Pr.44, B.33. Very Fine to Extremely Fine. Obverse signed FURST F. 62.3mm. Rims 3.0 - 3.2mm thick. 1,446.8 gns. A nice looking specimen with medium silver gray color accented by russet and pale blue around the obverse rim. Lighter silver gray on the back. Holed near the top; plain round loop. Minor handling marks only. This size is known in silver originals and copper restrikes. The cataloguer has records of four silver 62mm Van Burens including the Bridge Collection piece that was certified genuine and original by ANAAB in 1991. Dreyfuss' was a nice EF and LaRiviere's (ex NN April, 1972) was a good VF. The piece in Presidential's sale of November, 1999 had changed hands four times over the previous two years. Carlson's research yielded 12 auction records for a silver 62mm Van Buren.
Ex F.C.C. Boyd Estate.
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