1945 Assay Commission Medal. Yellow Bronze. 68 mm. JK-AC-90. Rarity-7. Specimen-66 (PCGS).

1945 Assay Commission Medal. Yellow Bronze. 68 mm. JK-AC-90. Rarity-7. Specimen-66 (PCGS).，A gorgeous specimen, as made with full striking detail, warm antique gold patina and a delicate sandblast texture. The 1945 is certainly one of the most attractive and eagerly sought entries in the Assay Commission series. Featuring the classic portrait from the Libertas Americana medal engraved by Augustin Dupre in Paris during the 1780s and a reverse design adapted from Dupres Diplomatic medal. It is also an elusive issue, with somewhere between four and 12 pieces known, its rarity perhaps best indicated by the fact that an example was not included in our (Stacks) November 2008 sale of the exhaustive Ernest E. Keusch Collection of United States Assay Medals. The present offering is sure to see spirited bidding from advanced students of this important and challenging series.<p>，，