Greatest engravers of all time?

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by Evan Saltis, Jan 21, 2021.

  1. Bradley Trotter

    Bradley Trotter Well-Known Member

    As for me personally, I doubt that I could narrow down a single favorite. Regardless, if I had to choose a handful of favorites I'd include these examples along with a few honorable mentions. However, if I had a gun to my head, I'd probably choose Pistrucci, as one of the first major world coin acquisitions I ever made was the 1896 Crown that I've attached below. The rest of the coins are stock images from the Internet.

    Adolph A. Weinman:

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    George William De Saulles:
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    Pistrucci:

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    Augustus St Gaudens:

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    Honorable Mentions:

    Domenico Trentacoste:

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    Hermon A. MacNeil:

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    Percy Metcalfe:

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  3. ZoidMeister

    ZoidMeister Hamlet Squire of Tomfoolery . . . . .

    Gilroy Roberts?



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  4. mike estes

    mike estes Well-Known Member

    my thoughts exactly Matthew Kruse, great job
     
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  5. thomas mozzillo

    thomas mozzillo Well-Known Member

    Thanks for the thread. Some fantastic work. I couldn't vote one greater than the other.
     
  6. scottishmoney

    scottishmoney Buh bye

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  7. Stevearino

    Stevearino Well-Known Member

    @scottishmoney, the middle one is truly a work of art. Years ago I thought the miniaturist painters were really something...and they are...but some of the coins and medals in this thread are really incredible.

    Thanks to everyone for sharing these.

    Steve
     
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  8. scottishmoney

    scottishmoney Buh bye

    @petronius we really should have excluded the Italians and their designers, ancient and modern until we sorted everything else out. Those early 20th century designs just blow everyone else out of the water.

    That said,

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  9. ZoidMeister

    ZoidMeister Hamlet Squire of Tomfoolery . . . . .

  10. masterswimmer

    masterswimmer A Caretaker, can't take it with me

    Why not? Controversial as far as output is concerned should have no bearing on his obvious ability.
     
  11. thomas mozzillo

    thomas mozzillo Well-Known Member

    @ZoidMeister. When I look at that top photo I feel like I'm actually standing inside of it. Amazing 3D look.
     
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  12. ldhair

    ldhair Clean Supporter

    Victor D. Brenner is high on my list.
     
  13. ZoidMeister

    ZoidMeister Hamlet Squire of Tomfoolery . . . . .

    Been a while since I've been to this thread, but I;ve been gaining a new appreciation for an Italian engraver named Louis-Oscar Roty.

    His body of work seems to be limited, but I like what I see . . . . . . .

    Z

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  14. Evan Saltis

    Evan Saltis OWNER - EBS Numis LLC Supporter

    never heard of him before.... JK! he truly is brilliant, in fact, better than Weinman, because Weinman's Walking Liberty design was apparently inspired by La Semeuse!
     
  15. Evan Saltis

    Evan Saltis OWNER - EBS Numis LLC Supporter

    I'm interested in seeing some ancients here- we don't need to know who but if we can see some truly elaborate ancients coins here I'd be happy :rolleyes:

    love me roman portraiture
     
  16. expat

    expat Remember you are unique, just like everyone else Supporter

    One of my favorites, Reinhart Heinsdorff, a German sculptor and painter, responsible for many German and European commemorative pieces, This one celebrates the 30 anniversary of the Rome Treaty. Note the 30 Years has been stylised into a chariot
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  17. Bradley Trotter

    Bradley Trotter Well-Known Member

    Does Paper Money count?

    Not mine, but whoever engraved the reverse plate was certainly talented.

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  18. Evan Saltis

    Evan Saltis OWNER - EBS Numis LLC Supporter

    Of course it does, rather metals and medals are my thing.
    Keep sharing my friends!! Excited for some 'fine style' ancients!
     
  19. Bradley Trotter

    Bradley Trotter Well-Known Member

    Again, not mine, but the early National Bank Notes are absolutely gorgeous.

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  20. petronius

    petronius Duke

    If also banknotes are accepted, Italians do it better, again :D

    Trento Cionini and his iconic portrait of Gandhi on Indian rupees.

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    petronius :)
     
  21. thomas mozzillo

    thomas mozzillo Well-Known Member

    @Evan Saltis. Have you ever looked at what Weinman designed other than coins?
    Here's a few of his works
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    Much more can be found on this site (plus other sites): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph_Alexander_Weinman
     
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