Does anyone know who designed this Washington Mint profile
RogerB
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This is a stock silver bar design from Washington Mint in the 1970s. Does anyone know who the designer was? Thanks!
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Looks like the same designer as for the Gould titanium tokens.
It predates the versions used by Gould.
The monogram looks like it could be for K K
Yes, but I’m guessing you’re asking because of the Gould pattern, not because you’re doing a book on silver art bars?
The monogram is WM for Washington Mint.
Yes. The same image was used by Gould, but no one who was connected with Gould back in the 1970s knows who designed it -- or even much about the private patterns.
The answer probably lies buried in the unindexed back issues of Coin World. During the glory years there was so much advertising that needed to be counterbalanced with editorial fill (3 parts ads : 1 part editorial content) that any PR from any mint had a good chance of running.
And here I thought is was some Russian guy whose name started with Ж.
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shchssssorry - wrong alphabet...
If nothing shows up by the end of the week, I'll consider it a wrap and go to printing.
I would have guessed Spiderman as I saw a spider not WM
Nope---- Batman showed up and ate Spiderman for lunch.
Did you ask over here?
https://allengelhard.com/the-washington-mint/
Yep. Nobody knows....not even -- The Shadow
Then go ahead and print.