1972 United States Assay Commission Medal. By Frank Gasparro and Sherl J. Winter. JK-AC-116. Rarity-7. Bronze. MS-65 (NGC).
57 mm. Darker golden-bronze patina. On the obverse is a portrait of Treasury Secretary John B. Connally, while the reverse displays the U.S. Treasury building. Connally was in the open car with John F. Kennedy when the president was assassinated on November 22, 1963. Later his fortunes declined drastically after the Internal Revenue Service seized his assets for forced sale at public auction. The 1972 Assay Commission included such numismatists as Sol Kaplan, Richard B. Dusterberg and Col. Robert J. Kriz.
From our Baltimore Auction of March 2016, lot 12060.
Estimate: $1500
Price realized | 340 USD |
Starting price | 1 USD |
Estimate | 1'500 USD |