Meeting a renowned designer in numismatics

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• MedalCollector Posts: 2,023 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 9, 2017 12:51AM

  I don't think I'd like a headshot either. For an actor or a singer, where they themselves are the art that they produce, I think that's great. But with a coin designer, where the coin is the art (not the designer themselves), I'd prefer something else.

  I have a couple first day covers with a window to view the actual coin/medal and the signatures of the designers/sculptors. These are great numismatic items imo.

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• Zoins Posts: 34,401 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 9, 2017 1:06AM edited January 9, 2017 1:33AM

  I could see it if the photo involved the act of creation, for example, the following photo of Gilroy Roberts. It would be kind of cool to have a personalized, signed photo of the below.

  

  It wouldn't be bad to have an autographed photo of just their art too, such as the original hub photo below:

  

  Private Mint News | 2010 Lincoln Reverse Finalists

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• ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 9, 2017 5:05AM

  I have never been one for autographed pictures. I do have a pair of boxing gloves signed by Muhammad Ali..and a couple of other boxing memorabilia...singers and actors are certainly not ones I would want mementos from.... nor would most coin designers appeal to me. St. Gaudens would be one that I would be interested in.... Cheers, RickO

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• Bochiman Posts: 25,556 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 9, 2017 10:55AM

  I agree with the above...it was the "headshot" part that I shook my head on......I really like my coins, and I get some of them out and look at them often, but I just couldn't imagine getting a headshot of a designer. Cool to talk with, yes. A headshot of, ummmmm, not for me.

  I've been told I tolerate fools poorly...that may explain things if I have a problem with you. Current ebay items - Nothing at the moment

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• mingot Posts: 1,807 ✭✭✭

  January 9, 2017 10:57AM

  headshot? cmon, we're in the teens here. get a selfie.

  Sell me a coin or three!

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• CaptHenway Posts: 32,859 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 9, 2017 12:48PM

  @Zoins said:
  I could see it if the photo involved the act of creation, for example, the following photo of Gilroy Roberts. It would be kind of cool to have a personalized, signed photo of the below.

  

  It wouldn't be bad to have an autographed photo of just their art too, such as the original hub photo below:

  

  I had not seen that 1964 hub image before. Thank you for posting it.
  TD

  Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.

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