1906 Assay Commission Medal - JK-AC-50, Bronze, Theodore Roosevelt

Coin Details

Description

The 1906 Assay Commission medal in bronze, cataloged as JK-AC-50, features President Theodore Roosevelt for the fourth year running. The bronze version was distributed to the broader membership of the Assay Commission, which typically included prominent citizens appointed by the President along with Mint officials and Treasury Department representatives. The 1906 proceedings took place against the backdrop of Roosevelt's growing impatience with the conservative designs that Chief Engraver Charles Barber produced for American coinage — an irony not lost on numismatic historians, since Barber was responsible for producing the Assay Commission medals as well. The annual commission meeting provided one of the few formal occasions for public scrutiny of the Mint's operations, including examination of coin samples drawn randomly from the previous year's production. Each member received a bronze medal as a commemorative souvenir of their service to this constitutional oversight function.

Rarity Notes

JK-AC-50, bronze composition. Standard issue for commission members. Part of Roosevelt's six-year Assay Commission medal sequence.

Cross References

PCGS #972486; JK-AC-50; Theodore Roosevelt; 1906 Assay Commission