1968 United States Assay Commission Medal. Bronze. 57.5 mm. By Frank Gasparro and Edgar Z. Steever. JK AC-112. Rarity-7. Mint State.Edge inscribed PRESENTED TO SIDNEY W. SMITH 2-14-68, the medal embedded in a round lucite desk display holder. Smith, a noted coin dealer and numismatist (1918 10 1981) served on the Commission in 1968. The medal shows some hazy areas, particularly around the peripheries of both sides, where some air may have been trapped next to the medal when it was embedded in the lucite. Otherwise we note the standard antique golden-brass Mint patina.
