Correspondence between Eric Newman and members of the Assay Commission. The Assay Commission was a part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury and was charged with testing gold, silver and base medal coins struck by the U.S. Mint to make sure they met specifications. Newman acted as the chair of this committee.

Correspondents include:
David H. Moey, Matthew Rothert, Eva Adams, Kenneth Bresset, Fern V. Miller; W.A. Philpott, Jr., Hamil Westwood, Lucy W. Freeman; Janet F. Rothert.

Included in the correspondence but not scanned:
1) Copy of the 1966 "Proceedings of the Annual Assay Commission". 1) Four copies of the section of the February 9, 1967 St. Louis Post-Dispatch which pictured Eric Newman and Eva Adams, titled "Sharp-eyed t. Louisian". 2) Copy of the 1967 "Proceedings of the Annual Assay Commission". 3) Newspaper article in the March 1, 1967 copy of Coin World, titled "Assay Commission Okays Nation's Coinage Following Careful Study".

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