The Oldest Coin Designer in the World

Bob

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Mar 10, 2011, 7:53:27 PM3/10/11

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http://cgi.ebay.com/Byzantine-Roman-Solidus-Honoruis-Rare-Gold-Coin-No-re-/110655947706

(Scroll down to the bottom to find the name fo the designer of this
coin.)

oly

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Mar 10, 2011, 9:11:03 PM3/10/11

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On Mar 10, 6:53 pm, Bob <RLWinne...@aol.com> wrote:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/Byzantine-Roman-Solidus-Honoruis-Rare-Gold-Coin-N...

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> (Scroll down to the bottom to find the name fo the designer of this
> coin.)

Very interesting. That gentleman was apparently around rather longer
than I suspected.

It's too bad he didn't do a drawing or medal (with inscription) for
that Byzantine princess who was the "weak link" in Lady Diana
Spencer's genealogy.

oly

Ice Torch

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Mar 11, 2011, 6:13:53 AM3/11/11

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On Mar 11, 12:53 am, Bob <RLWinne...@aol.com> wrote:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/Byzantine-Roman-Solidus-Honoruis-Rare-Gold-Coin-N...
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> (Scroll down to the bottom to find the name fo the designer of this
> coin.)

"Byzantine coin 393 - 423 AD."

"Designer: Christian Gobrecht"

Heh-heh! How does that work?!

There's a wiki piece on him too:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Gobrecht

Ice Torch.

oly

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Mar 11, 2011, 10:19:45 AM3/11/11

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On Mar 10, 6:53 pm, Bob <RLWinne...@aol.com> wrote:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/Byzantine-Roman-Solidus-Honoruis-Rare-Gold-Coin-N...
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> (Scroll down to the bottom to find the name fo the designer of this
> coin.)

Hey Mr. Leonard, why not ask Dave Harper to reprint that article of
yours on Lady Diana's ancestors??? One of the best things that I have
ever read in a numismatic publication.

It applies equally to Prince William and with his upcoming marriage,
it would be timely enough.

It's been a long time since the article's original appearance.

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Jud

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Mar 11, 2011, 12:44:27 PM3/11/11

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On Mar 10, 7:53 pm, Bob <RLWinne...@aol.com> wrote:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/Byzantine-Roman-Solidus-Honoruis-Rare-Gold-Coin-N...
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> (Scroll down to the bottom to find the name fo the designer of this
> coin.)

I got a chuckle out of that reference. However, this poses another
question. Who was the oldest coin designer? Mary Gillick comes to mind
immediately.

Ice Torch

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Mar 11, 2011, 7:05:21 PM3/11/11

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On Mar 11, 5:44 pm, Jud <numismat...@aol.com> wrote:
> Who was the oldest coin designer? Mary Gillick comes to mind
> immediately.

She was born in 1881 and her QEII effigy appeared in 1953. So she was
probably 71 when designing it. However, Englishman Norman Sillman's
last coins are dated 1997. He was born in 1921. He's retired now and
still alive. Click on the link below to read about him:

http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php/topic,6692.0.html

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oly

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Mar 11, 2011, 8:42:23 PM3/11/11

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The United States Mint's Edgar Z. Steever IV lived to the age of 91
and was active almost to the very end. May Gillick died at
approximately 84 and her best known works appeared over a decade
earlier.

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Bob

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Mar 13, 2011, 11:49:21 AM3/13/11

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Thank you for you kind comments. The article appeared in Coin World,
though, not Numismatic News or World Coin News, and I doubt that Beth
Deisher would reprint it--though she might for an upcoming World Coins
section. You might write her directly.

Bob Leonard

oly

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Mar 13, 2011, 1:09:30 PM3/13/11

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I might do that; and the selling point would be the upcoming marriage
of Prince William - an event which will likely extend the lineage that
you traced so well.

oly