1969 Assay Commission Medal - JK-AC-113, Bronze, Richard M. Nixon

Coin Details

Auction Record

$810 MS65 03-29-2023 Stack's Bowers

Description

The 1969 Assay Commission medal in bronze, cataloged as JK-AC-113, features President Richard M. Nixon on the obverse. Nixon had been inaugurated in January 1969, and the "AE" designation confirms the standard bronze composition distributed to commission members. The 1969 medal was produced during a year of extraordinary national events — the Apollo 11 moon landing, the Woodstock festival, and the ongoing Vietnam War that dominated Nixon's early presidency. The Assay Commission tested coins from 1968, including the first S-mint proof coins produced since proof coinage resumed at the San Francisco Mint. Nixon's numismatic legacy would include the end of the Bretton Woods gold standard in 1971 and the introduction of the Eisenhower dollar, which bore the portrait of his political mentor. The 1969 Assay Commission medal captures Nixon at the outset of a presidency that would end in resignation five years later.

Rarity Notes

JK-AC-113, bronze (AE) composition. Features Richard M. Nixon. Standard commission distribution.

Cross References

PCGS #518618; JK-AC-113; Richard M. Nixon; 1969 Assay Commission