Who was the Lucky Buyer of this R-7 Assay Commission Medal today?
DrDarryl
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R-7 = Estimated specimens 4 - 12.
1970 Assay Commission Medal (JK-AC-114). Looks like rim damage at 4 - 5 o'clock positions?
PCGS pop is 1.
NGC pop is 3.
https://ebay.com/itm/195234296583?hash=item2d74def307:g:cS8AAOSwwNxi2XZk
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It wasn't me. Someone sure got lucky. Looks about a $500 item. Assuming this is one I was unaware of, I'm aware of at least 11 examples; I think R-6, maybe R-6-, is a better rarity for it.
Ed. S.
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Not me. I knew I should of browsed the bay today.
I am not a medal collector, but that is a good price for that specimen. Cheers, RickO
Collecting medals is quite different from collecting standard US coins. The latter are typically well researched with established pricing and specimens, anyone so inclined to collect them need do noting except have the available cash needed to buy. The former are often overlooked with only scant information which requires a collector to use their own knowledge for numbers and pricing. As this example illustrates, someone has figured all of that out, Aegis3, and sort of upset previous assumptions.
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety," --- Benjamin Franklin
https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-LYSVB/1970-united-states-assay-commission-medal-bronze-57-mm-by-frank-gasparro-jk-ac-114a-rarity-7-ms-66-ngc
An NGC MS66 sold for $780 in 2020!