1948 Assay Commission Medal - JK-AC-93, Bronze, Harry S. Truman

Coin Details

Auction Record

$1,800 MS65 06-23-2020 Stack's Bowers

Description

The 1948 Assay Commission medal in bronze, cataloged as JK-AC-93, features President Harry S. Truman on the obverse. Truman had assumed the presidency upon Roosevelt's death in April 1945 and won election in his own right in November 1948, making this medal a portrait from the period when Truman was still seen by many as an accidental president. The commission tested coins from 1947, a year of transition as the Mint returned fully to peacetime operations. Truman's appearance on the Assay Commission medal reflected the standard practice of honoring the sitting president, though Truman himself had little personal interest in numismatic matters compared to his predecessor. The 1948 medal is part of the postwar sequence that documented America's return to normalcy after the extraordinary disruptions of World War II, both in government operations and in the coinage system that the Assay Commission was charged with overseeing.

Rarity Notes

JK-AC-93, bronze composition. Features Harry S. Truman before his 1948 election victory. Standard commission distribution.

Cross References

PCGS #972672; JK-AC-93; Harry S. Truman; 1948 Assay Commission