1924 AE Medal JK-AC-68, Calvin Coolidge SP(PCGS#972630)

1924 AE Medal JK-AC-68, Calvin Coolidge SP (PCGS#972630)

March 2021 U.S. Coins Auction

详细说明: 1924 United States Assay Commission Medal. By George T. Morgan. JK AC-68. Rarity-4. Bronze. MS-67 (NGC). 51 mm. Rich golden-rose patina, glossy and pleasing, is seen on both sides of this delightful Superb Gem. Virtually pristine! President Calvin Coolidge objected to his likeness as it appeared on the 1924 Assay Commission medals. It was replaced the following year, and again in 1926 with a thin-featured portrait that recalled Dorothy Parker's witticism that the president's habitual expression suggested that he had been weaned on a pickle. The Julian-Keusch reference on this series does not note a mintage figure for the 1924 medal, but the Dreyfuss sale points out that this date is "sufficiently rare as to not be illustrated in the Pessolano-Filos book." Seemingly more elusive than the Julian-Keusch rating of Rarity-4 might imply, we have handled only four examples of AC-68 over the last 15 years. Provenance: From our (Bowers and Merena's) Estates of Philip M. Mann, Jr. and Glenn B. Smedley sale, September 1988, lot 1908. Lot tag included. Click here for certification details from NGC. Additional image by NGC Photo Vision. Learn more at NGCcoin.com