1941 Assay Commission Medal - JK-AC-86, Bronze, Annual Assay Philadelphia

Coin Details

Description

The 1941 Assay Commission medal in bronze, cataloged as JK-AC-86, features the annual assay theme at Philadelphia rather than a specific individual portrait. The generic "Annual Assay Philadelphia" description indicates the obverse depicted the Philadelphia Mint building, the commission's proceedings, or an allegorical representation of the assay function rather than a named historical or contemporary figure. The 1941 commission met in February, ten months before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor would thrust the United States into World War II. The coinage examined at the 1941 proceedings represented the final production of peacetime compositions — within months, the Mint would be converting to wartime emergency alloys, most notably the zinc-coated steel cent and the silver-content "wartime" nickel. The bronze composition indicates standard distribution to the commission members who fulfilled their annual oversight responsibilities during this pivotal year.

Rarity Notes

JK-AC-86, bronze composition. Features Annual Assay Philadelphia theme. Standard commission distribution. Final peacetime Assay Commission medal before U.S. entry into World War II.

Cross References

PCGS #517770; JK-AC-86; Annual Assay Philadelphia; 1941 Assay Commission