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November 2024 Showcase Auction – 18 - 26 November 2024

U.S. Coins and Paper Money, including the Fairmont Collection - Athenee

Part 1: Mo, 18.11.2024, from 6:00 PM CET
Part 2: Tu, 19.11.2024, from 7:00 PM CET
Part 3: Tu, 19.11.2024, from 11:00 PM CET
Part 4: We, 20.11.2024, from 10:00 PM CET
Part 5: Th, 21.11.2024, from 6:00 PM CET
Part 8: Fr, 22.11.2024, from 6:00 PM CET
Part 6: Fr, 22.11.2024, from 7:00 PM CET
Part 7: Fr, 22.11.2024, from 10:00 PM CET
Part 9: Mo, 25.11.2024, from 6:00 PM CET
Part 10: Tu, 26.11.2024, from 6:00 PM CET

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1868 United States Assay Commission Medal. JK AC-4. Rarity-5. Aluminum. MS-64 DP...

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1868 United States Assay Commission Medal. JK AC-4. Rarity-5. Aluminum. MS-64 DPL (NGC).33 mm. Virtually brilliant with strong contrast between mirrored fields and sharp, frosty motifs. The obverse design features Columbia standing and holding an olive branch while putting a torch to a pile of arms. The only other use of this obverse in the Assay Commission series is on the very rare 1869 muling JK AC-7, one specimen of which is in the ANS Collection. While the Julian-Keusch reference gives no indication of relative rarity for the copper and aluminum impressions of the 1868 AC-4, the latter were undoubtedly produced in (far) fewer numbers since aluminum was considered a precious metal at the time.

Estimate: $1500

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Price realized	1'300 USD
Starting price	1 USD
Estimate	1'500 USD

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