1887 United States Assay Commission Medal. By Charles E. Barber and George T. Morgan. JK AC-30. Rarity-5. Silvered Copper. About Uncirculated, Plated.33 mm. Silvered after leaving the Mint, but attractive nonetheless, with vivid multicolored iridescence to otherwise olive-gray surfaces.<p>The design of this issue is the same as that of its 1886 predecessor (JK AC-29), although the 1887 issue is from different dies. The obverse, of course, has a different date, but the differences between the reverse dies are more subtle. For the 1886 JK AC-29, the two lowest rays behind Justices head touch the top of the Philadelphia Mint building, while on the 1887 AC-30 they do not. The extensive offerings in this sale provide the advanced collector with the opportunity to acquire examples of both issues, as well as a host of other highly desirable Assay Commission medals.Collector envelope included.
