1958 Assay Commission Medal - JK-AC-102, Bronze, Dwight D. Eisenhower

Coin Details

Auction Record

$2,520 MS63 03-25-2020 Stack's Bowers

Description

The 1958 Assay Commission medal in bronze, cataloged as JK-AC-102, features President Dwight D. Eisenhower, returning to the presidential portrait for the third time in the 1950s sequence. The "AE" designation indicates the standard bronze composition. The 1958 commission tested coins from a year when the American economy experienced a recession, temporarily reducing the demand for new coinage. Eisenhower's continued presence on the Assay Commission medals documented the visual evolution of his presidency — from the vigorous new president of the early 1950s to the experienced leader managing Cold War tensions, including the Sputnik crisis and the space race that began in 1957. The commission continued its statutory work regardless of economic conditions, verifying that every coin met the standards Congress had established. Eisenhower would be honored again in numismatics when the dollar coin bearing his portrait debuted in 1971.

Rarity Notes

JK-AC-102, bronze (AE) composition. Features Eisenhower. Standard commission distribution.

Cross References

PCGS #972693; JK-AC-102; Dwight D. Eisenhower; 1958 Assay Commission