1905 United States Assay Commission Medal. Silver. 40 mm x 57 mm, plaque. By George T. Morgan. JK AC-49a. Rarity-5. Unc Details--Bent (NGC). The 1905 Assay Commission medal features an attractive and popular design, repeating that of the preceding year with the bust of President Theodore Roosevelt on the obverse and a small Treasury seal above a laurel branch on the reverse. According to the Julian-Keusch reference, only 10 silver medals were originally produced, all delivered on March 2, 1905, well after the meeting of the Commission. A single additional silver specimen was ordered in 1906. From the Richard Jewell Collection. Earlier from Heritages Long Beach Signature Auction of September 2006, lot 6602. Lot tag included. The plate medal for the issue in the 1989 Julian-Keusch reference on Assay Commission medals.
