U.S. GOLD COINS

Presenting the Designers

The designs on American gold coins from 1795 to 1933 were created by the following individuals (in alphabetical order):

• Charles Barber-54 Stellas from 1879 to 1880.
• Christian Gobrecht-quarter eagles from 1840 to 1907, half eagles from 1839 to 1908, eagles from 1838 to 1907.
• William Kneass-quarter eagles from 1834 to 1839, half eagles from 1829 to 1838.
• James Barton Longacre-gold dollars from 1849 to 1889 (all design types), $3 gold pieces from 1854 to 1889, double eagles from 1849 to 1907,
• Bela Lyon Pratt-quarter eagles from 1908 to 1929, half eagles from 1908 to 1929.
• John Reich-quarter eagles from 1808 to 1834, half eagles from 1807 to 1829.
• Robert Scot-quarter eagles from 1796 to 1807, half eagles from 1795 to 1807, eagles from 1795 to 1804.
• Augustus Saint-Gaudens—eagles from 1807 to 1933, double eagles from 1907 to 1933.

Commemorative gold coin designs from 1903 to 1926 were created by the following individuals (in alpha¬betical order):

• Robert Aitken—round and octagonal Panama-Pacific Exposition $50 gold pieces of 1915.
• Charles Barber-Louisiana Purchase gold dollars of 1903, Lewis and Clark gold dollars of 1904 and 1905, obverse of Panama-Pacific Exposition $2.50 gold pieces of 1915, obverse of McKinley gold dollars of 1916 and 1917
• Laura Gardin Eraser—Grant gold dollars of 1922.
• Charles Keck-Pan am a-Pacific Exposition gold dollars of 1915.
• George Morgan-reverse of Panama-Pacific Exposition $2.50 gold pieces of 1915, reverse of McKinley gold dollars of 1916 and 1917
• John R. Sinnock—Independence Sesquicentennial $2.50 gold pieces of 1926.

A quick review of these two lists reveals that all of the designers were men except for one—Laura Gardin Fraser!

Courtesy Garrett and Guth: Encyclopedia of U.S. Gold Coins

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