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MORE ON IMAGES OF ENGRAVER WILLIAM BARBERReaders of The E-Sylum are a sharp-eyed bunch. Charles Riley of the U.K. writes:
I had a look at the photo of William Barber in my copy of Julian's "Medals of the U.S. Mint" following the article and photograph in the last
Oops! In my rush to scan and crop the image for last week's issue, I managed to invert it. Sorry. Below is the restored image.
-Editor
I found a link on Google Images to the ANACS site. It features the same photo but reversed 180 degrees. Their attribution for the photo is as follows:
A large screw press may be seen in this detail of a plate from The United States Mint at Philadelphia by James Rankin Young If this is true then the heavyset man could not be William Barber since he died in 1879. Roger Burdette writes: I've never seen a photo of William Barber - dead or alive. As he kicked the bucket in September 1879, I doubt he'd be in a 1903 photo.
Hmmm. The Third U.S. Mint was built in 1901. If the attribution of the photo is correct, then the identification of William Barber must be incorrect. However, those looking for an image of William Barber need look no further than a later chapter in the Julian book.
-Editor
David Gladfelter writes:
There is a U. S. Mint medal of William Barber on page 192 of Julian's book (Julian MT-19).
David owns an example of this medal and provided the above images. Thanks!
-Editor
To read the complete article, see:
QUERY: IMAGES OF ENGRAVER WILLIAM BARBER SOUGHT
(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v14n03a11.html)
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