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Artwork - Lincoln Cent Inspiration, July 25, 1908 Original Aquarelle with Custom Made Frame.

Currency:USD Category:Art / Period - Contemporary Art Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD
Artwork - Lincoln Cent Inspiration, July 25, 1908 Original Aquarelle with Custom Made Frame.
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The auction will take place on October 24th in New York City at the Museum of American Finance located at 48 Wall Street beginning at 10:30 AM
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October 29th, 2015 at our offices
A fine aquarelle by Joel Iskowitz, foremost designer of Congressional Gold medals, and a speaker at the 5th Bourse on October 23rd. The artist had been to Sagamore Hill and was able to clearly imagine the setting when another medal designer, Victor Brenner, visited Teddy Roosevelt to sketch him for the obverse of the Panama Canal Medal. Brenner loved Lincoln, as he knew Roosevelt did, and had placed an image on Lincoln on the table in the library. This led to conversation and the very unusual decision to create the Lincoln Cent, the first time this happened. This is the moment that sparked this decision, a memorable one for numismatists! In beautiful condition, it is a handsome numismatic piece created by an important medal designer of renown.