John M. Mercanti served as the 12th Chief Engraver of the United States Mint from 2006 through 2010, but his career as an artist, sculptor, and engraver spans far longer.
His heraldic eagle is seen on the reverse of the Silver American Eagle to this day (the obverse bears a portrait of Adolph A. Weinman's Walking Liberty design as first seen on the half dollar in 1916). The American Silver Eagle has since become one of the world's most popular and beautiful bullion coins. Mercanti's designs appeared on several commemorative coins during the latter half of the 1980s and early '90s, including the 1986 Statue of Liberty Centennial silver dollar, 1989 Congress Bicentennial $5 gold half eagle, and 1990 Eisenhower Centennial silver dollar. In 1997, Mercanti's artistic talents were tapped for the obverse design of the Statue of Liberty on the American Platinum Eagle coins.
By the time Mercanti resigned from the US Mint, he had designed and engraved more coins than any other engraver in the history of the United States Mint.
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