Stack's Legacy Archive Photos
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Is there any way to access photos from the Stack's Legacy archive?
Alternately, does anyone know where to find photos for the following?
Americana 1/15/2008 Lot 8129: 1938 Jefferson Nickel Pattern Obverse Plaster: $3,450
215mm. Sharp-chinned Jefferson head l., LIBERTY above, IN GOD/ WE/ TRUST behind, widely spaced date below 1 9 3 8. A thin raised guide circle positions the bottoms of LIB and tops of the date. Here is an exciting and unpublished submission, one of some 390 received by the U.S. Treasury in its contest closing April 15, 1938 for a new design to replace the familiar Buffalo Nickel. This model is clearly derived from the Gilbert Stuart portrait of Thomas Jefferson, notable for its rather long neck and jutting facial features. Pearly white surfaces. Uncirculated.
Americana 1/15/2008 Lot 8130: 1938 Jefferson Nickel Pattern Obverse Plaster: $2,300
215mm. Sharp-chinned Jefferson head in silk cravat and high collar l., LIBERTY above, IN GOD/ WE/ TRUST in the left field, widely spaced 1 9 3 8 below. The surfaces is somewhat yellow with traces of foxing, and two countersunk screw holes were bored in the fields to allow mounting for display. This extraordinary piece is one of the generally unknown submissions numbering about 390 that were received by the U.S. Treasury in its contest closing April 15, 1938 for a new design to replace the Buffalo Nickel. This model is clearly derived from the Gilbert Stuart portrait of Thomas Jefferson, distinguished by its collocation of long neck and sharply jutting facial features. At least one other identified design appeared in a Coin Galleries sale some 15 years ago, identified as the work of Dutch artist Frans Karel Hejda. The creator of the present artwork is unidentified. Uncirculated.
Americana 1/15/2008 Lot 8131: 1938 Jefferson Nickel Pattern Reverse Plaster: $2,300
215mm. Frontal view by an unidentified artist of the façade of Jefferson's home with intricate detail of windows, doors and the later famous "full steps." UNITED STATES OF AMERICA forms the upper legend, E PLURIBUS/ UNUM appears over the dome, MONTICELLO below over two five-pointed stars flanking FIVE CENTS. This design is similar to that ultimately adopted over the protests of winner Felix Schlag but is remarkably finer in overall detail. Two countersunk screw holes were drilled through the fields for exhibit mounting. This is another marvelous and hitherto unpublished contest submission that vastly extends collectors' knowledge of this contest 70 years ago. Faintly yellow-gold surfaces, a chip can be seen in the rim at 2:30. Uncirculated.
Alternately, does anyone know where to find photos for the following?
Americana 1/15/2008 Lot 8129: 1938 Jefferson Nickel Pattern Obverse Plaster: $3,450
215mm. Sharp-chinned Jefferson head l., LIBERTY above, IN GOD/ WE/ TRUST behind, widely spaced date below 1 9 3 8. A thin raised guide circle positions the bottoms of LIB and tops of the date. Here is an exciting and unpublished submission, one of some 390 received by the U.S. Treasury in its contest closing April 15, 1938 for a new design to replace the familiar Buffalo Nickel. This model is clearly derived from the Gilbert Stuart portrait of Thomas Jefferson, notable for its rather long neck and jutting facial features. Pearly white surfaces. Uncirculated.
Americana 1/15/2008 Lot 8130: 1938 Jefferson Nickel Pattern Obverse Plaster: $2,300
215mm. Sharp-chinned Jefferson head in silk cravat and high collar l., LIBERTY above, IN GOD/ WE/ TRUST in the left field, widely spaced 1 9 3 8 below. The surfaces is somewhat yellow with traces of foxing, and two countersunk screw holes were bored in the fields to allow mounting for display. This extraordinary piece is one of the generally unknown submissions numbering about 390 that were received by the U.S. Treasury in its contest closing April 15, 1938 for a new design to replace the Buffalo Nickel. This model is clearly derived from the Gilbert Stuart portrait of Thomas Jefferson, distinguished by its collocation of long neck and sharply jutting facial features. At least one other identified design appeared in a Coin Galleries sale some 15 years ago, identified as the work of Dutch artist Frans Karel Hejda. The creator of the present artwork is unidentified. Uncirculated.
Americana 1/15/2008 Lot 8131: 1938 Jefferson Nickel Pattern Reverse Plaster: $2,300
215mm. Frontal view by an unidentified artist of the façade of Jefferson's home with intricate detail of windows, doors and the later famous "full steps." UNITED STATES OF AMERICA forms the upper legend, E PLURIBUS/ UNUM appears over the dome, MONTICELLO below over two five-pointed stars flanking FIVE CENTS. This design is similar to that ultimately adopted over the protests of winner Felix Schlag but is remarkably finer in overall detail. Two countersunk screw holes were drilled through the fields for exhibit mounting. This is another marvelous and hitherto unpublished contest submission that vastly extends collectors' knowledge of this contest 70 years ago. Faintly yellow-gold surfaces, a chip can be seen in the rim at 2:30. Uncirculated.
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Thanks Boosibri. I haven't been able to find these images there yet. It seems like Stack's could do a better job of keeping their old archives up like HA does.
I did manage to find third-party archives of the designs by Anthony DeFransisci and Henry Vander Velde that were sold by Stack's back in 2006 and 2007, but not the 2008 sales yet. Here are the Stack's photos, including plasters from Christian Arpad Jakobb (not from Stack's). It seems like the Velde plasters were sold by Stack's again in 2010 (for $2,300) but those photos are also unavailable.
Eventually, I'll get around to adding photos for the original designs from Felix Schlag (FSNS) and Frans Karel Hejda. It would be great to get photos of the Hejda plasters as I've only seen the modern struck pieces.
Anyone know of other Jefferson Nickel related materials from the 1938 contest?