The United States Assay Commission was an agency of the United States government from 1792 to 1980. Its function was to supervise the annual testing of the gold silver and (in its final years) base metal coins produced by the United States Mint to ensure that they met specifications. Although some members were designated by statute for the most part the commission which was freshly appointed each year consisted of prominent Americans including numismatists.
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