Stack's Bowers Galleries

Spring 2023 Auction  –  20 - 25 March 2023

Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2023 Auction

Live Sessions: U.S. Coins and Currency

Part 1: Mo, 20.03.2023, from 6:00 PM CET
Part 2: Tu, 21.03.2023, from 4:00 PM CET
Part 3: Tu, 21.03.2023, from 11:00 PM CET
Part 4: We, 22.03.2023, from 4:00 PM CET
Part 5: We, 22.03.2023, from 9:00 PM CET
Part 6: Th, 23.03.2023, from 5:00 PM CET
Part 7: Th, 23.03.2023, from 7:00 PM CET
Part 8: Fr, 24.03.2023, from 5:00 PM CET
Part 9: Fr, 24.03.2023, from 10:00 PM CET
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Description

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. 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 Justice's 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.

Estimate: $250

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Price realized 360 USD
Starting price 1 USD
Estimate 250 USD
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