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1841 Tyler Indian Peace Medal, Julian-IP-23, Third Size, First Reverse, Near-Mint State Uncertified....
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Near-Mint 1841 Tyler Peace Medal, Third Size, First Reverse
1841 Tyler Indian Peace Medal, Julian-IP-23, Third Size, First Reverse, Near-Mint State Uncertified. Bronzed copper, 50.8 mm, rim 3.2 mm, 56.5 gm. Unsigned obverse engraved by Ferdinand Pettrich, reverse by John Reich. Bust left of President Tyler, rev. clasped hands, pipe and tomahawk, PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP, pointed A's and finger pointing between F and R characteristic of the First Reverse. This appealing cherrywood-brown, lustrous piece shows a trace of cabinet friction on the obverse highpoints, but it retains generous appeal. There is die rust in the field below PEACE on the reverse, just as on the third size medals from the Madison, Jackson, and Van Buren presidencies.German-born sculptor Ferdinand Pettrich (1798-1872) came to Washington, D.C., in 1836 to win commissions for statuary in the Capitol. Despite his training with the renowned Danish sculptor Bertel Thorwaldsen, he failed to obtain such commissions. He did, however, execute the likenesses of numerous famous public figures, including a bust of the seventh president, Andrew Jackson, that is in the National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution. Critics surmise that, because of the strength and vigor of the portrait, Jackson likely sat in person for Pettrich.
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2008 February Long Beach, CA Tokens & Medals Signature Auction #462 (go to Auction Home page)
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