August 2024 Global Showcase Auction – 12 - 23 August 2024
Ancient and World Coins and Currency
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Description
1885 United States Assay Commission Medal. JK AC-28. Rarity-5. Copper, Bronzed. Specimen-67 BN (PCGS).
33 mm. Marvelous bright red-mahogany patina provides bold beauty and appeal. While the Julian-Keusch reference reports that four silver medals were made from these dies, the authors are silent on the subject of the present metallic composition other than to write that "an unknown number of bronze restrikes were made in later years (probably after 1900)." This date as a whole appears to be rarer than the R-5 rating might imply, as this is one of only two examples of JK AC-28 that we have offered since 2008. A fleeting bidding opportunity for the specialist.
From World Art Medals' Fall New York Auction, 1984, lot 1885; our (Stack's) sale of the Ernest E. Keusch Collection of United States Assay Medals, 1860-1977, November 2008, lot 5265.
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| Price realized | 2'600 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 750 USD |
