1976 WM Med. JK-AC-120, William E. Simon SP(PCGS#518621)

1976 WM Med. JK-AC-120, William E. Simon SP (PCGS#518621)

Spring 2023 U.S. Coins Auction

详细说明: 1976 United States Assay Commission Medal. By Frank Gasparro. JK AC-120. Rarity-7. Pewter. MS-67 (NGC). 76 mm x 60 mm, oval. A virtually pristine pewter-gray example of this popular Bicentennial year issue. This medal features Treasury Secretary William E. Simon, flanked by his name and title and that of Mint Director Mary Brooks. The reverse displays Frank Gasparro's recreation of Emmanuel Leutze's famous painting of Washington crossing the Delaware. Among the numismatic, financial and political appointees to the Commission in 1976 was Stack's Bowers Galleries co-founder Harvey G. Stack. One of the rarest of the generally elusive modern Assay Commission medals, the 1976 issue is also the last presented to a fully operational Assay Commission that included citizen participants, although it is not the last Assay medal issued. The Assay Commission was abolished by President Jimmy Carter in January 1977, but the 1977-dated JK AC-121 was sold to the public for a brief period of time early that year. Provenance: From Heritage's FUN Signature Auction of January 2013, lot 14784. Click here for certification details from NGC.