1927 Assay Commission Medal - JK-AC-71, Bronze, Calvin Coolidge

Coin Details

Auction Record

$1,020 SP64 08-23-2024 Stack's Bowers

Description

The 1927 Assay Commission medal in bronze, cataloged as JK-AC-71, features President Calvin Coolidge in his fourth year on the series. The 1927 medal was produced during the year Coolidge issued his famous terse statement "I do not choose to run for President in 1928," effectively ending his political career. The commission examined coinage from a year of peak 1920s prosperity, when American industrial production, stock market values, and consumer spending all reached unprecedented heights. The Philadelphia Mint's production included regular-issue coinage across all denominations, and the Vermont Sesquicentennial commemorative half dollar — particularly fitting given Coolidge's Vermont origins. The bronze composition indicates standard distribution to the commission members who gathered annually at the Philadelphia Mint to fulfill their constitutional oversight mandate.

Rarity Notes

JK-AC-71, bronze (AE) composition. Fourth Coolidge portrait. Standard commission distribution. Produced during peak Roaring Twenties prosperity.

Cross References

PCGS #972636; JK-AC-71; Calvin Coolidge; 1927 Assay Commission