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The E-Sylum: Volume 19, Number 15, April 10, 2016, Article 11

SCULPTOR-ENGRAVER VICKERS RETIRES FROM MINT

An article by Paul Gilkes published April 7, 2016 in Coin World notes that U.S. Mint Sculptor-Engraver Charles L. Vickers has retired from the engraving staff. here's an excerpt - see the complete article for a full list of Vickers' work. -Editor

Charles Vickers

U.S. Mint Sculptor-Engraver Charles L. Vickers retired from the engraving staff of the nation's coin producer effective March 31.

Vickers joined the Mint's engraving staff based at the Philadelphia Mint on Dec. 29, 2003, at the age of 66.

The U.S. Mint plans to advertise for a replacement to fill the vacancy Vickers' retirement creates.

A Texas native, Vickers served in the U.S. Army as a member of the 101st Airborne Division. Following his military service, Vickers went to New York City where he studied at the Art Students League and Frank Reilly School of Art, also attending the Pratt Institute and the School of Visual Arts.

In 1976, Vickers relocated to Pennsylvania to join the private Franklin Mint. Since leaving as a senior sculptor in 1985 and establishing his own studio, Vickers’ design work has earned him recognition throughout the world, including commissioned work for private collections.

According to his U.S. Mint biographical information, among Vickers' private sculpturing credits are the official medal of the Ronald Reagan Library, the Four Pillars of Freedom set in the Ronald Reagan Library, the official christening medal of the USS Ronald Reagan, the official U.S.S. Ronald Reagan Captain’s Medal, the Pope John Paul II 25th Anniversary medal and the 2001 George W. Bush official inaugural medal (design and sculpt).

During his tenure at the Mint, Vickers created his medals, coins and designs in bas-relief.

To read the complete article, see:
U.S. Mint Sculptor-Engraver Charles L. Vickers retires from engraving staff (www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/2016/04/charles-vicker-retires-from-mint-engraving-staff.all.html)

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