1877 AE Medal JK-AC-16, Archimedes, BN SP(PCGS#512292)
1877 AE Medal JK-AC-16, Archimedes, BN SP (PCGS#512292)
Spring 2023 U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 2106
- 等级
- MS66BN
- 价格
- 5,509
- 详细说明
- 1877 United States Assay Commission Medal. By William Barber. JK AC-16. Rarity-5. Archimedes. Copper. MS-66 BN (NGC). 33 mm. Deep reflective brown surfaces. This type features the same basic obverse design as the 1871, 1873, 1874 and 1875 Assay Commission medals, with Archimedes framed in a classical-style doorway. On this particular die, there are no clouds within the doorway and the Mint director's name is not present below in exergue. JK AC-16 is the type that the Mint prepared for distribution to the members of the 1877 Assay Commission; AC-17 with George Washington's portrait on the obverse was made strictly for contemporary collectors. According to fiscal accounts for the year, the Philadelphia Mint produced 38 examples of AC-16, all in copper. We have handled a number of examples over the last dozen or so years, and this is one of the nicest. Provenance: From our (Stack's) Minot Collection sale, May 2008, lot 583. Lot tag included. Click here for certification details from NGC.