1883 AE Medal JK-AC-26, Chester A. Arthur, BN SP(PCGS#512337)

1883 AE Medal JK-AC-26, Chester A. Arthur, BN SP (PCGS#512337)

Spring 2023 U.S. Coins Auction

详细说明: 1883 United States Assay Commission Medal. By George T. Morgan. JK AC-26. Rarity-5. Copper. MS-64 BN (NGC). 33 mm. A richly original mahogany-brown example with only a few faint carbon flecks precluding an even higher numeric grade. JK AC-26 is the first medal bearing President Chester A. Arthur's portrait struck in the United States Mint, predating the administration's Presidential and Indian Peace issues designed by Charles E. Barber. The Assay Commission medal is unsigned, but attributed to George T. Morgan in the 1914 Mint catalog. The reverse design, first used for the 1882 issue, exhibits Juno Moneta instructing Putto in coin weighing, inspiration for the 1920 Wilson dollar of the Philippines. This MS-64 BN example is far superior to the copper impression in the Keusch Collection, cataloged as Choice Extremely Fine in our (Stack's) November 2008 sale. Chief Engraver Charles E. Barber's personal specimen is also a lovely Choice example, as cataloged in our (Stack's) New York Americana Sale of January 2010, as is the PCGS Specimen-64 BN sold as lot 190 in our March 2020 sale of the Richard Jewell Collection. Provenance: From our (Stack's) Minot Collection sale, May 2008, lot 584. Lot tag included. Click here for certification details from NGC.