1935 AE Medal JK-AC-80, Franklin D. Roosevelt MS(PCGS#517771)

1935 AE Medal JK-AC-80, Franklin D. Roosevelt MS (PCGS#517771)

March 2020 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

详细说明: 1935 United States Assay Commission Medal. Bronze. 51 mm. By John R. Sinnock. JK AC-80a. Rarity-5. Edge Incuse WILLIAM R. SINER. MS-64 (NGC). Mottled rose-orange patina enhances a base of warm golden-tan; the lower reverse is bolder olive-gray. The appearance is smooth, satiny, and visually appealing. The obverse die of this issue is signed J.R. SINNOCK. F. A.D. VIVUM. MXMXXXIV, which translates as "J.R. Sinnock, Engraved From Life 1934." Obviously President Roosevelt sat for Sinnock in person rather than the engraver having to create this likeness through the usual photographs. The reverse is similar to that used for Mint Director Nellie Tayloe Ross's medal and, while it is generally believed that she is the model for the seated figure, there is no proof of this. We have only handled two examples of JK AC-80 over the last dozen or so years. The present example returns to us after selling as lot 5333 in our (Stack's) November 2008 sale of the fabulous Ernest E. Keusch Collection. Provenance: From the Richard Jewell Collection. Earlier from our (Stack's) sale of the Ernest E. Keusch Collection of United States Assay Medals, 1860-1977, November 2008, lot 5333. Lot tag included. Click here for certification details from NGC.