First And Only Known Photo Of William Barber From The 1870-S

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numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11992 Posts	Posted 09/19/2021 11:21 am From the Barber Family by way of the Liberty Seated Collectors Club: "The Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC), along with the Barber Coin Collectors' Society (BCCS), is happy to announce the discovery of the first known photograph of William Barber, 5th Chief Engraver of the U.S. Mint, and designer of the Trade dollar and the Double Dime (20-cent piece), along with many patterns and medals. After research working with two of the great-great-grandsons of William Barber (and great-grandsons of Charles Barber), a long-sought-after photo of William has been found in the family archives. With the generosity of the family, the LSCC and BCCS are pleased to publish this new photograph, and the painting of a young William Barber believed to date from the 1840s. We also include images of the William Barber medal (by Charles, and previously the only known image of him)." Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 09/19/2021 11:26 am Very interesting, thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
Ty2020b Pillar of the Community United States 4680 Posts	Posted 09/19/2021 11:29 am Thanks for sharing! Always interesting when a new piece of history surfaces. Quite like the memorial medal as well, good looking piece. Report this Post to the Staff
Oldfordman Pillar of the Community United States 2869 Posts	Posted 09/19/2021 12:30 pm Very nice! Report this Post to the Staff
kbbpll Pillar of the Community United States 4233 Posts	Posted 09/19/2021 12:33 pm I think there was an article in a 2019 BCCS journal too. These and new images of Charles Barber are available for download here http://www.barbercoins.org/New-Barber-images.shtml If you're interested in all things Barber, the quarterly journal is well worth the $15/year membership. Report this Post to the Staff
jacrispies Pillar of the Community United States 3848 Posts	Posted 09/19/2021 1:41 pm Very neat, thanks for sharing! Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955 Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Report this Post to the Staff
NumisEd Pillar of the Community United States 5309 Posts	Posted 09/19/2021 7:43 pm Interesting story and great looking medal. I love how portraits typically appear so well on bronze medals. My Morgan dollar set: https://goccf.com/t/472351 My US Type Set: https://goccf.com/t/395066 Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 197031 Posts	Posted 09/20/2021 10:09 am Excellent! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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