1919 U.S. Assay Office, New York Cornerstone Laying Medal. Bronze. Mint State.76 mm. <strong>Obv:</strong> Image of the original building on Wall Street with date MDCCCLIII . MCMXIX (1853 to 1919) above and small Treasury Department seal below. A wreath surrounds the building, ASSAY OFFICE inscribed along the upper border and NEW YORK along the lower border. <strong>Rev:</strong> Balance scales and commemorative inscription in the center with the legend VNITED STATES OF AMERICA above and DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASVRY below. Struck by the United States Mint.