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Weight	Size	Material	Place Minted	Finish	Edgmarking

558 grams (about 19 ¾ ounces)	120 mm x 90 mm (4 ¾“ by 3 ½“ )	Bronze	Medallic Art Co., Dayton NV. Coincidentally, Medallic Art Co. minted many of Brenner’s medals, and in 1909 helped Brenner create dies for the Lincoln Cent for submission to the US Mint.	Greco Industries, Bethel CT. Founded by Hugo Greco, who was the Foreman of the Medallic Art Co. Finishing Department in the 1960’s and early 1970’s. Greco invented a dozen finishes for the Society of Medalists.	Serial # Medallic Art Co. copyright Signature Art Medals mint mark


Designer	Sculptor	Year of Design	Subject	Information

Victor David Brenner	Victor David Brenner	1907	Portrait bust of Abraham Lincoln facing right. Source design for the Lincoln Cent.	New die was cut from Brenner’s original galvano Lincoln design shown to Roosevelt. This galvano was obtained by Medallic Art in 1930 from Brenner’s estate. Signature Art Medals has an exclusive contract with Medallic Art for the use of this original Brenner design.


Designer	Sculptor	Year of Design	Subject	Information

Don Everhart	Don Everhart	2008	Victor David Brenner creating the Lincoln Cent dies	Signature Art Medals commissioned Don Everhart to model a design in tribute to Brenner. Inspired by the famous Brenner quote “My mind was full of Lincoln” made to a reporter during the public frenzy when the Lincoln Cent debuted, Everhart defty interpreted this as an image in Brenner’s mind.