1877 AE Medal JK-AC-16, Archimedes, BN SP(PCGS#512292)

1877 AE Medal JK-AC-16, Archimedes, BN SP (PCGS#512292)

March 2021 U.S. Coins Auction

详细说明: 1877 United States Assay Commission Medal. By William Barber. JK AC-16. Rarity-5. Archimedes. Bronzed Copper. MS-64 BN (NGC). 33 mm. Deep, rich mahogany brown patina blankets both sides and provides outstanding eye appeal. A smooth and satiny example that would accept nothing less than a Choice Uncirculated grade. 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 the Larry Baber Collection. Earlier ex Presidential Coin and Antique Co., Inc.'s Auction Seventy-Seven, June 2007, lot 491. Lot tag included. Click here for certification details from NGC.