unknown artisan on Lewis and Clark pouch

johnnyz

Hi everyone, I just joined the board and had a question. I just got my Lewis and Clark coin and pouch set 2 days ago. I have a beautiful red, white and blue 8 pointed star on my pouch. However, I have never heard of the artisan. I have looked all over ebay and other sites and haven't found any other pouches created by her. The name is Leslie Kallowat and she is of the Salish/Kootenai tribes. Any help here? I appreciate it. By the way, I started collecting coins again after a long time when they started the 50 state quarters.

Outhaul

Welcome to the boards! Yep, it seems that the state quarter program sucked alot of collectors in...newbie and ex-collectors.

Interesting about the pouch...I'd have thought they'd have come out of Taiwan or the Philipines.

Cheers,

Bob

wam98

magikbilly

Hi and welcome

Remember, the Mint advised against storing the coin in the pouch.

Best,
Billy

ibzman350

Herb

Conder101

I think most if not all of the artisans are probably unknowns. Most of them were probably just hourly workers in a "make work" jobs program.

JadeRareCoin

Sorry I can't help you on the artist inquiry. I think that Conder101 has it right regarding the workers.

I have been watching the L&C sets and I just can't get excited about them. I really dislike the extreme over-packaging done by the U.S. Mint. The commercialism is overshadowing the coins. Just my opinion.

BTW, welcome to the forum!

richbeat

Welcome aboard!