1913 United States Assay Commission Medal. Bronze. 45 mm. By Charles E. Barber and George T. Morgan. JK AC-57a. Rarity-5. MS-65 (NGC). Warm golden-copper patina adorns both sides of this handsome sandblast-finish specimen. Boldly defined overall and as nice as would be expected for the Gem grade assigned by NGC.Thought to be the most frequently encountered of the Taft Assay Commission medals, the 1913 -- which mirrors in design the other three issues produced during this presidents administration -- is still very scarce in an absolute sense. According to official mintage reports, only 25 examples were struck, all of which were delivered on February 11. This is a superior quality survivor, finer than both the Norweb and Keusch specimens sold in our (Stacks) November 2006 and November 2008 auctions, respectively. From the Richard Jewell Collection. Collector tag with attribution notation included.
