Charles Schlecht
Charles Schlecht | |
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| Born | Stuttgart Germany |
| Occupation | Engraver |
| Years active | 1859-1905 |
| Known for | Banknote engraving |
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Charles Schlecht (1843-1905) was an engraver at the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing. He did the engraving for the 1896 Educational Series one-dollar bill: History Instructing Youth.
Early life
[edit]He was born in Stuttgart Germany on June 11, 1843. When he was nine years old he emigrated to the United States with his family.[1] His family settled in New York.[2] In 1859 he began work as an apprentice engraver for the American Banknote Company.[1]
Career
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In addition to producing engravings for currency, he also produced other etchings such as Eyes to the blind and The Wish.[1] He engraved the portrait of New York Governor William L. Marcy for the United States one-thousand-dollar bill. The portrait appeared on the series from 1878-91. One example of a A Series 1891 $1,000 silver certificate sold for US$2.6m in June 2013.[3]
In 1895 his salary at the BEP was $6,000 (equivalent to $219,744 in 2023) per year.[4] He did the engraving for the obverse of the United States one-dollar bill for the 1896 Educational Series: History Instructing Youth.[5][6]
See also
[edit]Gallery
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1886 The lost child -
Series 1891 $1000 bill -
History Instructing Youth -
1897 Sheridan's charge
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c Stauffer, David McNeely (1907). American Engravers Upon Copper and Steel: Biographical sketches, illustrated. Index to engravings described, with check-list numbers and names of engravers and artists. New York: Burt Franklin. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ The Numismatist - November 1993. New York: The Numismatist. 1993. p. 1580. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ Gilkes, Paul (16 June 2013). "Stack's Bowers sells note for $2.6 million". CoinWorld. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ Official Register of the United States. Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office. 1895. p. 85. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "1 Dollar Silver Certificate Educational Series". en.numista.com. Numista.
- ^ "Our New Money". Burlington Gazette. 3 December 1895. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
