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Mint’s Charles E. Barber gets historical makeover

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Dave Harper

Chief Mint Engraver Charles E. Barber has been portrayed as someone of little talent and touchy ego who watched as Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Bela Lyon Pratt, and Victor David Brenner ran rings around him. An often used photograph of the chief … Continue reading →

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