Lincoln Memorial One Cent Coin Sketch, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 1958

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Description (Brief):

Gasparro drew and redrew his ideas until he produced that one image chosen to grace a coin. Here, on a refined view of the reverse for the Lincoln Memorial cent, is a mark where eventually the coin will display the second image of President Lincoln. The first image is Victor David Brenner's famous 1909 portrait on the obverse. The Lincoln Memorial cent was the first coin to have a portrait of the same person on both sides.

Date Made: ca 1958

Artist: Gasparro, Frank

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Subject: Art - Currency

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See more items in: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection, Coins, Currency and Medals, Art of Gasparro

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Credit Line: Christina Gasparro Hansen

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2009.0005.012Catalog Number: 2009.0005.012Accession Number: 2009.0005

Object Name: sketch

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 26.3 cm x 19.9 cm; 10 3/8 in x 7 13/16 inimage: 15.3 cm; 6 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-dee0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1367593

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