2016-05-03 Tue

The United States Assay Commission was involved in checking the purity of Philadelphia Mint gold and silver coins and many of the top numismatists of the day were a part of this Commission. President Carter got rid of the commission as a cost cutting measure in 1976. The United States Assay Commission medals which were traditionally given to the members and struck at the Philadelphia Mint are a popular collectible today.

1907 Assay Commission Medal, Specimen 64 was sold at $3,525 on 31st March. It was a rectangular plaquette featuring the bust of Theodore Roosevelt. The designs were also used on the 1906 and 1908 Assay Commission medals. Only 40 such medals were struck.