Anderson Auction #214
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The story of the Rutherford B. Hayes Indian peace medal is a bit complicated. Basically, none were ever actually given to any Indian chiefs. The originals were silver but the US Mint also made some restrikes, then more restrikes were made in the 1960s or 1970s. This is one of those more recent restrikes. It is 2 1/4 by 3 inches with Hayes pictured on front and the name of the artist (Morgan) embossed on bottom of bust. Back pictures a settler showing a Native American the joys of civilization. Morgan's name appears again on line at bottom. More info from one of our friends who is much more informed on medals than we are: "Based on the images, the Hayes Indian Peace medal you have appears to be a mid-late 20th century US Mint collector restrict circa 1960's-1980's. This is evident in part by the lightly sandblasted matte finish that can be seen under magnification. 19th century contemporaneous "original" strikes are quite rare and usually have a chocolate reflective finish. Unfortunately, the US Mint never bothered to mark the more modern and more common collector restrikes in any way so it can be confusing knowing the differences without being familiar with the various finishes on the medals from different eras."
Hayes Indian Peace Medal Modern Restrike
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