Interview: Daniel Carr's Designs

[chrisild]

You may know the American coin and medal designer Daniel Carr; we have some topics here that deal with his designs:
http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php/topic,6722.0.html
http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php/topic,3405.0.html

Here is an interview with Carr where he talks about how he designs his pieces, and also about the Gräbener coin press that he bought and uses:
http://www.numismatichub.com/2011/01/interview-with-coin-artist-and-designer.html

Christian

[Figleaf]

He sounds like a nice guy, contrary to "a certain radio host."

Peter

[Coinsforever]

Key is  Daniel Carr has shared his  both the experience as a professional and as a Numismatist  .

Gentlemen and down to earth , I like below conversation which reflects his personality.

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NH: What has been your proudest moment of your career?

DC: I don't know, but I hope it is yet to come.

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Cheers

[hkfears]

In 2021 the Madison County Coin Club of Huntsville, Alabama had Daniel Carr produce a medal for their 20th anniversary.  This medal only has 27 minted in silver.

A new medal for them is being made for 2024.  I would expect less the 40 medals will be produced. See their web site at: http://mccc.anaclubs.org/ for details.

[hkfears]

The ordering deadline for the 2024 Madison County Coin Club medals is Thursday November 30, 2024.  You can learn more about these medals at http://mccc.anaclubs.org/ .

[hkfears]

35 silver and 50 copper 2004 MCCC medals are now be produced by the Moonlight Mint.

[hkfears]

This is an example of one of the silver medals for the Madison County Coin Club:





Mr. Carr donated to the club four error medals, two in silver and two in copper.  Here is a copper one:




Only 35 silver and 50 copper medals were minted.

You can see them all at the club's website at: http://mccc.anaclubs.org/ .

[hkfears]

The 4 error medals produced -- two in silver and two in copper -- will be auctioned during the Madison County Coin Club's 2024 June 17th meeting.   You can see them at the club's website http://mccc.anaclubs.org/ .   

More information can be found by contacting the club at  madisoncountycoinclub2020@gmail.com .

[Figleaf]

Coin collectors are funny critters. If they'd collect say porcelain, would they be prepared to pay more for a flawed piece?

I must admit that recycling metallic waste to a "collector's item" and recycling money from those who no longer appreciate it to a common good society of peaceful collectors sounds like a very "green" idea, though.

Peter

[brandm24]

I've always had an interest in "flawed" coins as the mistakes add additional interest to the piece. I suppose you could say it gives them a personality that a perfect coin of the same issue doesn't have. Sounds a bit romantic doesn't it? 

Bruce

[Figleaf]

Not sure if we are talking about the same thing, Bruce. You may have our beloved counterpunches and scribbled exclamations on coins in mind (yes, I can't resist them either, see here). Sticking to porcelain, a chipped plate for a royal event is one thing, the same plate, signed by the royal in question is quite another thing.

You do have a point, though, in the sense that I dislike proofs and proof sets even more, for being "sterile". Indeed, I have additional tolerance for small, genuine minting errors, like a slightly ex-centric hole or comical errors, but there's a line in the sand where the "error" becomes a gimmick, a device to boost sales, or to turn a common coin into a "rarity".

Peter

[brandm24]

No, I wasn't commenting on porcelain... a chip on porcelain is just damage and would detract in value and desirability to me.

The same goes for a manufactured error. It's just a gimmick and of no interest to me. A genuine error often makes a coin more interesting in my opinion. It makes it a bit special in an odd sort of way.

Bruce

[hkfears]

The Madison County Coin Club of Huntsville, Alabama, will once again have Daniel Carr, proprietor of the Moonlight Mint, produce medals for the club. These 2025 medals will feature the $5 Half Eagle, which was designed by Bela Lyon Pratt.

The club's 2025 medals offered to the public are:

• a 39 mm one troy ounce .999 silver medal with a serial number on the edge, and
• a 39 mm copper medal.

A maximum of 40 silver and 60 copper medals will be minted.

See their web site at: http://mccc.anaclubs.org/ for more details.

Also note that you do not have to be a member of the club to purchase one.

[hkfears]

FYI: Of the 40 silver and 60 copper medals, twenty were set aside for use in a member only three medal set.  This three-medal set had an additional brass medal. All were reserved within three days of the announcement.