VIDEO: JOSEPH WRIGHT, MINT ENGRAVER

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VIDEO: JOSEPH WRIGHT, MINT ENGRAVER

The David Lisot Video Library on the Newman Numismatic Portal can be found at:
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/multimediadetail/522852

We highlight one of his videos each week in The E-Sylum. Here's one from 2005 with Scott Rubin speaking about engraver Joseph Wright. -Editor

The story of America's first Mint Engraver who died of yellow fever in 1793 before he was confirmed. This presentation includes information about:

His parents and why his mother learned to sculpt wax
How his mother who lived in London may have been a spy for the Colonies
Joseph's travels to America that ended in shipwreck
Evidence that his wife Sara may have been the model for the 1792 quarter pattern

Speaker: P. Scott Rubin. Publication date: August 20, 2005.

To watch the complete video, see:
Joseph Wright, First US Mint Engraver (https://youtu.be/oMztqxWFRuI)

Wayne Homren, Editor

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