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Victor D. Brenner. Anyone Else Think His Work is Totally Cool?

braddickbraddick Posts: 24,394 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I think of him as a true artist that has stood the test of time.

Classic! I wish he was around today to sculpture our coinage. Oh well, at least we still have (the obverse side only image ) his work (kind of... what the Mint has done to Lincoln's portrait lately is absolutely sad) on the cent today.

Here's a neat silver medal I picked up. The medal is pretty large and the 1909 Lincoln cent (at the top) is GEM.

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  • 7summits7summits Posts: 316 ✭✭
    I put VDB right up there with Hermon McNeil. If I had lots of CASH I'd have a major collection of both of their medals, sculptures, memorabilia, etc.
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  • flaminioflaminio Posts: 5,664 ✭✭✭
    One hit wonder image.
  • braddickbraddick Posts: 24,394 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>One hit wonder image. >>

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  • ConstellatioCollectorConstellatioCollector Posts: 1,909
    Mercury looks a little saggy but I do think the art work is super!image
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  • Coin FinderCoin Finder Posts: 7,294 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I like Augustus St. Gaudens as well!
  • EVillageProwlerEVillageProwler Posts: 5,856 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Mr. Brenner was a founding member of the NY Numismatic Club, which is ANA member club #1.

    If it weren't for President T. Roosevelt's desire to have our circulating coinage reflect our country's greatness, we'd be stuck with the God-awful Barber creations for quite a bit longer instead of having the artistic handiwork of the likes of Brenner, Saint Gaudens, Pratt, McNeil, Weinman and Fraser.

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  • ldhairldhair Posts: 7,279 ✭✭✭✭✭
    He did some really great work.
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    Larry

  • AtlanticAtlantic Posts: 573 ✭
    He's got my vote,,
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  • LanLordLanLord Posts: 11,722 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>He did some really great work.
    image >>

    Wow, as it was meant to be, everything else pales.
  • GeminiGemini Posts: 3,085 ✭
    Braddick anything you can tell us about the Mercury medal is it uniface or maybe it's purpose for issue?
    I curious...image
    A thing of beauty is a joy for ever
  • ldhairldhair Posts: 7,279 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The image comes from the Prince Henry of Prussia, American Numismatic and Archaeological Society Medal, 1902.image
    Braddick's medal came in bronze as well. Cool stuff.
    Larry

  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,538 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    This plaque and a medal, which I don't own, inspired Teddy Roosevelt to push for the Lincoln Cent. Roosevelt was posing for a medal that Brenner was working on when the subject of Lincoln items came up. Breener told Roosevelt that he was working on a couple of Lincoln projects and that his head (Brenner's) was "full of Lincoln." Brenner showed Roosevelt the a plaque and the Lincoln medal and thus planted the seed.
    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • OldnewbieOldnewbie Posts: 1,425 ✭✭
    I bid (and lost) on this medal by Brenner in a recent Stacks sale. I loved it.

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  • ldhairldhair Posts: 7,279 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Cool medal.
    Didn't Swasey have something to do with the morgan dollar?
    Larry

  • CoinOnTheCobCoinOnTheCob Posts: 712
    I have an 09-S V.D.B. It was whizzed, though and netted an EF-40 from ANACS.
    Obverse (The white line aren't scratches.
    Reverse My scanner glass was dirty)
    Whizzed ...image
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  • OldnewbieOldnewbie Posts: 1,425 ✭✭


    << <i>Cool medal.
    Didn't Swasey have something to do with the morgan dollar? >>



    A quick search turns up that in 1880 Ambrose Swasey became a numismatist, and in the early 1920s had George T. Morgan make some special Proofs for him.

    I'll keep looking.
  • ldhairldhair Posts: 7,279 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Someone listed this on ebay today.
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    Larry

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