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Approximate Current Value: $294
- Diameter: 33.0 mm
- Mintage/Proof: /
- Weight: NA
- Metal: Silver
Category: Julian Assay Commission Medals (1860-1977)
History, Information, and Value of 1890 U.S. Assay Commission Medal
Value of 1890 U.S. Assay Commission Medal
This medal displays a left-facing bust of President Benjamin Harrison. The legend gives the President’s name and in the exergue states, “Mint of the United States Annual Assay, 1890.” The reverse displays a classically dressed woman teaching a child about scales. The legend translates, “The scales verify the weight (of the coins)”. Sources believe the reverse image depicts the greatest quality of an Assay medal ever produced. Twenty-five leather cases were purchased for these medals and distributed to the committee, while one velvet case was ordered, presumably for the President.