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Catalog with Mintage Statistics for Items Designed and Minted by Daniel Carr /
Moonlight Mint.
1911 E.K. Elder Native Peace Medal Vintage
Die Re-Strikes – Production Blog
In 2013 a pair of vintage dies
were used to make restrikes of the Osage Chief Wah-She-Ha peace medal.
The dies were originally produced for Edward Knox Elder (Oklahoma native trader
and brother of noted New York coin dealer Thomas Elder).
The two vintage dies used:
1911 E.K. Elder Native Peace Medal
obverse, engraved circa 1911 by Charles Hanson;
1911 E.K. Elder Native Peace Medal reverse, engraved circa 1911 by Charles
Hanson.
All of the 2013 re-strikes exhibit significant die rust pitting on the obverse. About half have a die crack through the date on the reverse.
Most of the reeded-edge brass pieces were made last. As those were being struck, the reverse die began to crack more and small pieces of the die eventually fell off.
The final die state shows field-displacement cracks on the lower right reverse, and a large cud die break on the reverse along the rim from about 1:00 to 4:00.
All have medal-turn orientation.
Type Codes for Production Notes:
Ag : Struck on Silver blank (edge marked: “ONE TROY OZ . 999 SILVER”);
Cu : Struck on Copper blank;
Bs : Struck on Brass blank;
Pw : Struck on lead-free Pewter blank;
MS : Brilliant (as-struck) “Mint State” finish;
MT : Matte (post-strike bead-blast) finish;
SE : Smooth edge;
RE : Reeded edge.
Current Status:
All production has been completed. The original dies, along
with some re-strikes, were donated to the Osage tribe.
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Die Pair 1
Pw, MS, SE Mintage: 104 ISSUE PRICE $ 50
Pw, MT, SE Mintage: 8 ISSUE PRICE $ 125
Cu, MS, SE Mintage: 9 ISSUE PRICE $ 175
Cu, MT, SE Mintage: 2 ISSUE PRICE $ 225
Cu, MS, RE Mintage: 9 ISSUE PRICE $ 175
Cu, MT, RE Mintage: 2 ISSUE PRICE $ 225
Bs, MS, SE Mintage: 9 ISSUE PRICE $ 175
Bs, MT, SE Mintage: 2 ISSUE PRICE $ 225
Bs, MS, RE Mintage: 10 ISSUE PRICE $ 175
Bs, MT, RE Mintage: 2 ISSUE PRICE $ 250
Ag, MS, SE Mintage: 2 ISSUE PRICE $ N/A
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Pewter, brilliant (as-struck) finish, smooth edge (Pw, MS, SE).
Copper, brilliant (as-struck) finish, reeded edge (Cu, MS, RE).
Brass, brilliant
(as-struck) finish, reeded edge (Bs, MS, RE).
Brass, brilliant
(as-struck) finish, reeded edge (Bs, MS, RE).
Brass,
matte finish, reeded edge (Bs, MT, RE).
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