Essays for the 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Victor D. Brenner

Edited by Jesse Kraft

Extent: 276 pages

Publisher: American Numismatic Society

Subjects: Numismatics, Art & Art History, Twentieth- & Twenty-First- Century History

Language: English

Hardback (Forthcoming)

(August 2026)

ISBN: 9780897227452

6.02 x 9.02 inches

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Essays presented at the 2021 Coinage of the Americas Conference, hosted by the American Numismatic Society.

Organized in 2021 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Victor David Brenner’s birth at the Coinage of the Americas Conference (COAC), hosted by the American Numismatic Society, this assembly of scholarship honors one of the most influential figures in American numismatic history. Best known as the sculptor of the 1909 Lincoln Wheat cent—the longest-running design in the history of U.S. coinage—Brenner was a master of the Beaux-Arts style. The chapters within this volume offer a multifaceted look at his career, including detailed examinations of specific, lesser-known medals and commemorative pieces; an exploration of how Brenner’s Lithuanian roots and European training influenced his American works; and a critical look at his role in the “Golden Age” of American numismatics and his mentorship within the medallic arts community.

Whether you are a seasoned numismatist or a student of American art history, these proceedings provide fresh insights into the man who transformed the way Americans interact with numismatic artwork.

About the Proceedings of the Coinage of the Americas Conference

Since the mid-1980s, the Coinage of the Americas Conference (COAC) has been considered the leading venue for the presentation of academic research pertaining to numismatics of the Western Hemisphere.

Previous volumes in the series: America’s Copper Coinage, 1783–1857 (1985); America’s Currency, 1789–1866 (1986); America’s Silver Coinage, 1794–1891 (1987); The Medal in America, Alan M. Stahl, ed. (1988); The Coinage of El Peru, William L. Bischoff, ed. (1989); America’s Gold Coinage, William E. Metcalf, ed. (1990); Money of Pre-Federal America, John M. Kleeberg, ed. (1992); Canada’s Money, John M. Kleeberg, ed. (1994); America’s Silver Dollars, John M. Kleeberg, ed. (1995); The Token: America’s Other Money, Richard G. Doty, ed. (1995); Coinage of the American Confederation Period, Philip L. Mossman, ed. (1996); America’s Large Cent, John M. Kleeberg, ed. (1998); The Medal in America, Volume 2, Alan M. Stahl, ed. (1999); Circulating Counterfeits of the Americas, John M. Kleeberg, ed. (2000); Money of the Caribbean, Richard G. Doty and John M. Kleeberg, eds. (2006); and Newby’s St. Patrick Coinage, Oliver D. Hoover, ed. (2009).

Introduction, by Jesse Kraft
Victor D. Brenner’s Society of the Cincinnati Medal in Context, by Patrick McMahon
Railroad-Themed Medals by Victor D. Brenner, by George S. Cuhaj
Victor D. Brenner and the 1902 Prince Henry of Prussia Medal, by Peter van Alfen
The Path to the Penny: A Study in Victor D. Brenner’s Patronage, by Jonathan Kagan
A Song to Brenner: Victor D. Brenner’s A Song to Nature, Public Art, and Sculpture in the Round, by Taylor Ruth Hartley
A Trial List of Non-Medallic Sculpture by Victor D. Brenner, by Scott H. Miller
“Mr. Brenner Has Made So Many Commemorative Medals”: Collective Memory, Iconography, and Historical Legacy in the Medallic Arts, by Jesse Kraft

Edited by Jesse Kraft

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