Charles Edward Barber papers, 1868-1916

Descriptive Summary

Repository
American Numismatic Society
Extent
0.5 cubic feet (2 boxes)
Language
English
Abstract
Photocopies of correspondence and notebooks produced by Charles Barber.

A McKinley Memorial Gold Dollar, 1916, obverse by Barber (United States Mint image)

Creator

Name
Barber, Charles Edward, 1840-1917

Contents

Administrative Information

Access

Collection open to all researchers.

Preferred Citation

Charles Edward Barber papers, 1868-1916, Archives, American Numismatic Society.

Restrictions

Copyright restrictions may apply. Permission to publish or reproduce must be secured from the American Numismatic Society.

Scope and Content Note

Photocopies of Barber’s personal papers. Includes notebooks listing coins and medals he owned; a record book of kept by A.W. Straub, foreman of the Die Makers Room at the U.S. Mint (1880-1886); and correspondence relating to coin production and design for Bolivia (1882, 1883), San Domingo (1897-1900), Costa Rica (1899-1912), Colombia (1902), Venezuela (1902-1903), Honduras (1902-1904), Panama (1902-1910), Haiti (1903-1904), El Salvador (1904), China (1904-1905), Nicaragua (1905), Japan (1908), Liberia (1909), Mexico (1910-1911), and Cuba (1914-1915). Other correspondence relates to topics such as the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson (1868), a request for a new die of the Lincoln medal from Victor David Brenner (1909), and a letter from A.A. Weinman discussing progress and problems with the Mercury Dime and the Liberty Walking Half Dollar (1916).

Related Entities

Location of Originals

Originals are located at the Smithsonian Institution.