1950 Medal JK-AC-95 Bronze First Meeting Assay Commission

Coin Details

Description

The 1950 Assay Commission medal in bronze, cataloged as JK-AC-95, commemorates the first meeting of the Assay Commission, linking the midcentury proceedings to the institution's origins in the Coinage Act of 1792. This historically themed design honored the commission's own heritage at a time when the nation was approaching the bicentennial of many founding-era institutions. The first Assay Commission met in 1797, five years after the act establishing it, making 1950 approximately the 153rd year of continuous operation. The commission tested coins from 1949, a year of stable peacetime production across all denominations. The choice to commemorate the commission's own founding rather than a contemporary figure gave this medal an introspective quality, inviting recipients to reflect on their place within a tradition of citizen oversight that stretched back to the earliest days of the republic.

Rarity Notes

JK-AC-95, bronze composition. First Meeting of Assay Commission theme. Standard commission distribution. Historically self-referential design.

Cross References

PCGS #972678; JK-AC-95; First Meeting Assay Commission; 1950 Assay Commission