1905 Assay Commission Medal - JK-AC-49, Bronze, Theodore Roosevelt

Coin Details

Description

The 1905 Assay Commission medal in bronze, cataloged as JK-AC-49, is the standard-issue version featuring President Theodore Roosevelt. The bronze composition was the workhorse of the Assay Commission medal program, with enough pieces struck to provide one to each commission member and Mint official present at the annual proceedings. Roosevelt's portrait on the 1905 medal captures him at a moment of supreme confidence — having won the presidency in his own right with 56.4 percent of the popular vote in November 1904, he was the dominant political figure of the Progressive Era. The Assay Commission itself was a remarkably durable institution, having operated continuously since George Washington signed the Coinage Act of 1792. Each year's medal documented both the specific historical moment and the ongoing American commitment to monetary integrity through citizen oversight. The reverse inscription records the commission's formal purpose and the year of service.

Rarity Notes

JK-AC-49, bronze composition. Standard distribution piece for commission members. More available than the silver version but still limited by the small size of the annual commission.

Cross References

PCGS #972483; JK-AC-49; Theodore Roosevelt; 1905 Assay Commission