UNITED STATES ASSAY COMMISSION MEDALS IN SILVER

       Assay Medals were struck from 1860 to 1977.  Metals included Copper, Silver, Aluminum, White Metal, Pewter and a single gold medal.

       The "AC" number classification was introduced by Julian and Keusch in an article in the Token and Medal Society Journal 29:5(2) (1989).

       All silver Assay Medals are RARE with distribution limited to fewer than 55 pieces for any given year.

        The list below includes only years in which Julian indicates at least one piece struck in silver.

          (** in my collection)
1867 AC 3 (12) **
 1868  AC 4
1869 AC 5 (21) **
 1869 AC 6 (19)  **
 1870 AC 8
1867 AC 3
At 15 g., this piece,was made of an alloy
lighter than silver. Restrikes, if any, would
probably be of silver, thus heavier.
 1868 AC 4
(Missing from Keusch)
 1869 AC 5 No Stars
(Missing from Keusch)


(Missing from Keusch)





1871 AC 9
 1871 AC 10  **
 1872 AC 11 (25)  **
 1873 AC 12 (50)
 1874 AC 13 (40)  **
  1871 AC 10
 1872 AC 11
This medal has been referred to as the
"mot common" of the period.
(Missing from Keusch) 		  1874 AC 13





1876 AC 15
 1879 AC 19 (4) **  1880 AC 20 (39)
 1880 AC 21
1880 AC 22

(Missing from Keusch)
1879 - AC 19 Linderman
(Missing from Keusch)
(Missing from Keusch)
(Missing from Keusch)
(Missing from Keusch)





1881 AC 24a (27)

 1882 AC 25

 1883 AC 26

 1884 AC 27

 1885 AC 28

(Missing from Keusch) (Missing from Keusch) (Missing from Keusch) (Missing from Keusch)





1890 AC 33 (29) **
 1891 AC 34 **
 1892 AC 36 (25) 1893 AC 37
 1894  AC 38 **
1890 AC 33 1891 AC 34 1892 AC 36
 1893 AC 37 1894 AC 38





1896 AC 38 (36) **
 1897 AC 41 (41) **
 1898  AC 42 **
 1899 AC 43 (40) **
 1900 AC 44 (40)
1896 AC 36 1897 AC 41
1898 AC 42 1899 AC 40 1900 AC 44





1901 AC 45 (42)
1902 AC 46 (40)
 1903 AC 47 (44)
 1904 AC 48 (42)
 1905 AC 49 (11) **
1901 AC 45 fs AC 46 1903 AC 47
 1904 AC 48 1905 AC 49





1906 AC 50 (56)
 1907 AC 51 (55) **
 1908 AC 52 (55) **
 1909 AC 53 (2) 1911 AC 55 (25)
1906 AC 50 1907 AC 51
 1908 AC 52 1909 AC 53
(Missing from Keusch)
 1911 AC 55





1912 AC 56 (25)
 1914 AC 58 (25)
 1915 AC 59 (21)
 1916 AC 60 (25)
1923 AC 67 (1)










1960 AC 104 (30)
 1963 AC 107
















**  The Ernest E. Keusch collection sold by Stack's 11/18/2008 was probably the most complete collection of Assay Medals. Keusch (1915-2000) was coauthor
  of the  standard reference  published in TAMS Journal 29:5(2).