1938 United States Assay Commission Medal. Bronze. 56 mm. By John R. Sinnock. JK AC-83a. Rarity-6. MS-67 (NGC).Edge incuse HON. NELLIE TAYLOE ROSS. Standard tan-gold patina to sandblast surfaces, the virtually pristine appearance of both sides consistent with the impressive Superb Gem grade. The 1938 is the only issue in this series with a portrait that is not related to the presidency, Mint or Treasury Department. The bust of Franklin is modified from one that the Mint originally used on the 200th anniversary of his birth in 1906, and was later modified by Sinnock for the Franklin half dollar first issued in 1948.From our Baltimore Auction of March 2016, lot 12047.
