Christian Gobrecht (1785–1844) was Chief Engraver of the United States Mint from 1835 until his death in 1844. He was responsible for the famous "Seated Liberty" designs used on the dime, quarter, and half-dollar, which were in turn the direct inspiration for the design of the Trade Dollar. 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The United States Mint is responsible for producing and circulating coinage for the United States to conduct its trade and commerce. ... 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... A dime is a coin minted by the United States with a denomination of 1/10th of a United States dollar or ten cents. ... The quarter is 1/4th of a United States dollar or 25 cents. ... The Half Dollar of the United States has been produced nearly every year since the inception of the United States Mint in 1793. ...
Gobrecht succeeded William Kneass as Chief Engraver upon Kneass's stroke in 1835, and upon his death in 1844 was himself succeeded by James B. Longacre. James Barton Longacre, (August 11, 1794 - January 1, 1869) an American engraver, was Chief Engraver of the United States Mint from 1844 until his death. ...
ChristianGobrecht ( 1785 â 1844) was Chief Engraver of the United States Mint from 1835 until his death in 1844.
He was responsible for the famous "Seated Liberty" designs used on the dime, quarter, and half-dollar, which were in turn the direct inspiration for the design of the Trade Dollar.
Gobrecht succeeded William Kneass as Chief Engraver upon Kneass's stroke in 1835, and upon his death in 1844 was himself succeeded by James B. Longacre.
The name of Gobrecht, the third person to occupy the post of chief engraver at the Philadelphia Mint, is well known to collectors today and is reflected in such popular terms as Gobrecht dollar and The Gobrecht Journal, the latter being the publication of the Liberty Seated Collectors Club.
ChristianGobrecht was born in Hanover, Pennsylvania, on December 23, 1785, the son of the Reverend John C. Gobrecht who had come to America in 1755 from Germany.
In 1817, Gobrecht made improvements to his 1810 invention of a medal-ruling machine by which a three-dimensional medal or bas-relief object could be converted to a two-dimensional illustration for use in a publication using a linear process.
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