Large Collection of Indian Peace Medals Crossing the Auction Block in August

As Stack’s Bowers Galleries looks forward to the August ANA World’s Fair of Money auctions, we focus on a wonderful offering of Indian Peace medals. Highlights include:

An 1801 Thomas Jefferson small-size Indian Peace medal (Julian IP-4, Prucha-39), weighing 728.1 grains and measuring 54.4 mm. This design ranks #3 in the book The 100 Greatest American Medals and Tokens. Stack’s Bowers Galleries previously sold a Choice Extremely Fine specimen in September 2009 for $138,000. These stunning Jefferson Peace medals were distributed by Lewis and Clark during their journey from St. Louis to the Pacific and back. We expect this medal to realize well over $100,000.

A James A. Garfield Indian Peace medal (IP-44, Prucha-55) graded About Uncirculated. This popular oval type is a New Discovery of the rarest medal of the series. Twenty-five silver Garfield medals were struck and presented to the Yankton Sioux, Western Shoshonis, and Mescalero Agencies. This particular medal was presented to the Yankton Sioux.

An 1809 James Madison large-size silver medal (IP-5, Prucha-40). This Very Fine medal was holed for suspension and shows considerable surface marks. It is interesting to note that many of these medals were marked with the recipient’s names as a sign of pride. Fewer than 15 are known and this example was a new discovery when it was previously sold in 2012.

In our August 2019 ANA sale, we will offer 17 Indian Peace medals ranging in value from $900 to $100,000+. Stack’s Bowers Galleries has a long history of selling quality Indian Peace medals. In fact, there are only three Julian Indian Peace medal numbers that we have not sold in our history. Below are some highlights among the medals we have sold over the past several years.

Julian IP-1 John Adams Sold for $4,800	Julian IP-2 Thomas Jefferson Sold for $211,500	Julian IP-3 Thomas Jefferson Sold for $161,000	Julian IP-4 Thomas Jefferson Sold for $117,500	Julian IP-5 James Madison Sold for $29,900	Julian IP-6 James Madison Sold for $13,800	Julian IP-7 James Madison Sold for $44,062
Julian IP-8 James Monroe Sold for $1,292	Julian IP-9 James Monroe Sold for $23,500	Julian IP-10 James Monroe Sold for $12,650	Julian IP-11 John Quincy Adams Sold for $1,380	Julian IP-12 John Quincy Adams Sold for $19,200	Julian IP-13 John Quincy Adams Sold for $5,920	Julian IP-14 Andrew Jackson Sold for $58,750
Julian IP-15 Andrew Jackson Sold for $12,925	Julian IP-16 Andrew Jackson Sold for $14,950	Julian IP-17 Martin Van Buren Sold for $23,500	Julian IP-18 Martin Van Buren Sold for $18,800	Julian IP-19 Martin Van Buren Sold for $13,800	Julian IP-21 John Tyler Sold for $1,762	Julian IP-22 John Tyler Sold for $29,900
Julian IP-23 John Tyler Sold for $21,850	Julian IP-24 James K. Polk Sold for $47,000	Julian IP-25 James K. Polk Sold for $19,550	Julian IP-26 James K. Polk Sold for $40,250	Julian IP-27 Zachary Taylor Sold for $27,600	Julian IP-28 Zachary Taylor Sold for $40,250	Julian IP-29 Zachary Taylor Sold for $13,800
Julian IP-30 Millard Fillmore Sold for $17,625	Julian IP-31 Millard Fillmore Sold for $28,200	Julian IP-32 Franklin Pierce Sold for $25,850	Julian IP-33 Franklin Pierce Sold for $10,200	Julian IP-34 James Buchanan Sold for $28,200	Julian IP-35 James Buchanan Sold for $18,800	Julian IP-36 James Buchanan Sold for $11,500
Julian IP-38 Abraham Lincoln Sold for $43,125	Julian IP-39 Abraham Lincoln Sold for $28,200	Julian IP-40 Andrew Johnson Sold for $22,325	Julian IP-41 Andrew Johnson Sold for $32,200	Julian IP-42 Ulysses S. Grant Sold for $19,975	Julian IP-43 Rutherford B. Hayes Sold for $8,225	Julian IP-44 James A. Garfield Sold for $12,650
Julian IP-45 Chester A. Arthur Sold for $7,050	Julian IP-46 Grover Cleveland Sold for $9,987	Julian IP-47 Benjamin Harrison Sold for $9,987	Julian IP-48 Benjamin Harrison Sold for $49,937	Julian IP-49 Treaty of Easton Sold for $6,168	Julian IP-51 “The Shephard” Sold for $36,718	Julian IP-52 “The Home” Sold for $25,875
			Julian IP-53 “The Sower” Sold for $22,325