Christian Gobrecht | |
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| Chief Engraver of the U.S. Mint | |
| In office December 21, 1840[1] – July 23, 1844 | |
| President | Martin Van Buren William Henry Harrison John Tyler |
| Preceded by | William Kneass |
| Succeeded by | James Barton Longacre |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 23, 1785 Hanover, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | July 23, 1844 (aged 58) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Spouse | Mary Hamilton Hewes |
| Occupation | Engraver, inventor |
Christian Gobrecht (December 23, 1785 – July 23, 1844) was the third Chief Engraver of the United States Mint from 1840 until his death in 1844.[2] He was responsible for designing the famous "Seated Liberty" designs, which were in turn the direct inspiration for the design of the Trade Dollar. He designed the Gobrecht Dollar, which was struck in small quantities from 1836 to 1838 and later inspired the Flying Eagle cent. He also designed the obverse sides for the Liberty head (aka Coronet Head) Quarter Eagle, Half Eagle, and Eagle gold coins, as well as the "braided hair" type Half cent and Large cent coins.
- ^ "Christian Gobrecht". uspatterns.com. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ^ Forrer, L. (1904). "Gobrecht, Christian". Biographical Dictionary of Medallists. Vol. II. London: Spink & Son Ltd. p. 284.