Brenner Restrikes anyone? (...kidding, of course)
JesseKraft
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Hubs for the 1908 International Congress on Tuberculosis medal by Victor D. Brenner.
American Numismatic Society, 1912.88.4 and 1912.88.5
Dies for the 1906 John Paul Jones plaquette by Victor D. Brenner
American Numismatic Society, 0000.999.55431 and 0000.999.55432
Jesse C. Kraft, Ph.D.
Resolute Americana Curator of American Numismatics
American Numismatic Society
New York City
Member of the American Numismatic Association (ANA), British Numismatic Society (BNS), New York Numismatic Club (NYNC), Early American Copper (EAC), the Colonial Coin Collectors Club (C4), U.S. Mexican Numismatic Association (USMNA), Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC), Token and Medal Society (TAMS), and life member of the Atlantic County Numismatic Society (ACNS).
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Restriking medals is pretty common. I would have no trouble with it.
Why not? Let the art live on. As long as they are identifiable.
He who knows he has enough is rich.
The ANS has restrikes in its collection too.
@JesseKraft Do you know who donated these to the ANS? I have come to expect these on the ANS webpages, but didn't see the information on these pages.
Yes please!
Very cool.
I like the John Paul Jones medal... surprised not more of a nautical theme though....Cheers, RickO
The TB hubs were donated by Brenner himself, and we're not sure about the JPJ dies. Anything with a 0000.999 accession number, the donor history is currently lost to us.
Jesse C. Kraft, Ph.D.
Resolute Americana Curator of American Numismatics
American Numismatic Society
New York City
Member of the American Numismatic Association (ANA), British Numismatic Society (BNS), New York Numismatic Club (NYNC), Early American Copper (EAC), the Colonial Coin Collectors Club (C4), U.S. Mexican Numismatic Association (USMNA), Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC), Token and Medal Society (TAMS), and life member of the Atlantic County Numismatic Society (ACNS).
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No thanks.
Just to be clear, I'm not against restrikes or collecting restrikes, but am against using museum-accessioned objects from a study collection to make restrikes for the market.
Jesse C. Kraft, Ph.D.
Resolute Americana Curator of American Numismatics
American Numismatic Society
New York City
Member of the American Numismatic Association (ANA), British Numismatic Society (BNS), New York Numismatic Club (NYNC), Early American Copper (EAC), the Colonial Coin Collectors Club (C4), U.S. Mexican Numismatic Association (USMNA), Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC), Token and Medal Society (TAMS), and life member of the Atlantic County Numismatic Society (ACNS).
Become a member of the American Numismatic Society!
I just received the Summer 2020 issue of the C4 Newsletter, and read a nice interview of Jesse Kraft in this issue.
RMR: 'Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel Ordnungen?'
CJ: 'No one!' [Ain't no angels in the coin biz]