1976 s ARTIST REUNION LE 1 OF 500 SILVER 3PCS BICENTENNIAL AUTOGRAPHED COLL UNIV

Description: Eye Candy coins and antiques visit my eBay store to see more toned coins1976- S, Bicentennial, Artist Reunion, Limited Edition of 500 Autographed Silver Sets by collector’s universe with custom 3-dimensional embossing and holographic imagery on reverse area of label. An excellent opportunity to own an exceptional collection of autographed labels on a set of Gem state silver coins that is ready to have its 50th anniversary in 2026! All coins are exceptional and flash with original mint luster in custom-designed collector’s universe autographed encapsulations. Exceptionally low serial numbers that are in the first 11% of this Limited Edition- series that add additional collectability and uniqueness to this artist reunion, Rare 3-piece silver, autographed Bicentennial set with the following serial numbers; Eisenhower Dollar #059 of 500, Kennedy half-dollar #052 of 500 and the Washington quarter #052 of 500. I have posted information on the designers/Artists below. All information will ship with this acquisition. Dennis R. Williams U.S. Coin Designer and Engraver - Bicentennial Eisenhower Dollar Dennis R. Williams was born on October 26, 1952 in the city of Erie, Pennsylvania. Having an interest in art and sculpting throughout his childhood, he attended the Columbus College of Art and Design, located in Columbus, Ohio. Dennis Williams is most famously known for designing the Bicentennial Eisenhower Dollar. Back in October of 1973, the nation was prepared to honor and celebrate America's Independence on the 200th Anniversary of the founding of our nation. The US Treasury authorized a public contest for new Bicentennial designs to be temporarily depicted on the reverse of the US Quarter, Half Dollar and Dollar coins. Nearly 1,000 people submitted their designs, one of whom was Dennis Williams. In fact, the reason he designed this coin was because his instructor in Collage had assigned him the National Bicentennial Coin Design Competition as his project! The Bicentennial coin designing competition was open to every US Citizen, except those who were already sculptors working for the government. Dennis Williams was only 21 years old when he submitted his bicentennial coin design for the Eisenhower Dollar. After nearly half a year of artists and sculptors submitting their designs, the judges at the US Mint selected the three winners. William's design for the Eisenhower dollar won the competition, while Seth G. Huntington won the design for the Kennedy Half Dollar and Jack L. Ahr won the design for the Washington Quarter. Each of the winners received a $5,000 grand prize and their designs would be used on US coinage during the Bicentennial. 12 other semifinalists won $750, but did not have their designs produced on coins. At the age of 21, Williams would be the youngest person in US history design US coinage. The obverse of the "Ike" Dollar would still depict the bust of US President Eisenhower, designed by Frank Gasparro, who was also the Chief Engraver of the US Mint at the time. The dual 1776-1976 date would be the only change to the coin. The new Bicentennial reverse would depict the Liberty Bell superimposed in front of the Moon. It was a fitting design for this coin because the original reverse depicted the Apollo 11 insignia of the eagle landing on the moon, which was to honor this great achievement. After all, Eisenhower is the US President responsible for starting the US space program and NASA. The text "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" and "ONE DOLLAR" were displayed along the rim while our motto "E PLURIBUS UNUM" was placed just below the moon and to the right of the Liberty Bell. The "DRW" initials of Dennis R. Williams is also displayed just below the Liberty Bell. Seth G. Huntington U.S. Coin Designer and Engraver - Bicentennial Half Dollar Seth G. Huntington was born on February 12, 1920 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. During his earlier years in art, Seth had developed a talent for sculpting and working with pottery. He went on to attend and graduate from the Minneapolis College of Art to study art and perfect his skills. After becoming more experienced, he was hired to become part of faculty at St. Paul Arts and Science Center located in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota. One type of art that he specializes in is sculpting small, but highly detailed pieces of art in the form of wax and then cast in sterling. Some of his other artwork deals in corporate design, book illustration, educational materials and advertising. Seth Huntington had received many citations and earned numerous awards. One of the awards he had won was the annual Printing Industries of America award for graphic arts, which he won twice before his most famous accomplishment. Also at that time, Seth worked as manager and art director for a company called Custom Art Department of Brown and Bigelow, which was the largest calendar and advertising specialty house known in the world at the time. On April 24, 1974, Seth and the other winners were invited to the White House and later went to the Treasury to receive their $5,000 prizes. Later that year on August 12, 1974, all three winners were invited to the Philadelphia Mint where they got to operate the minting press and ceremoniously strike the very first coins that they designed. These coins were prototypes which did not have a mint mark on them. The next day, these new coins were sent to the American Numismatic Association in Florida, where the coins would be exhibited. The Bicentennial Half Dollars were produced in 1975, but was not authorized to be released to the public until July 4, 1975 and would continue being produced until January 1, 1977, when the old designs would be brought back again. Although the first bicentennial coinage to be released was the half dollar coin on July 7, 1975, which coincided with ceremonies happening in Minneapolis, the hometown of Seth Huntington. In all, over half a billion bicentennial Kennedy half dollars were produced. The US Mint wanted to make these coins available for everyone since so many people hoarded them up and kept them as mementos and commemorative collectibles. Even the West Point Mint assisted the Philadelphia Mint in striking this many coins, although their mint mark does not appear on the coins and there is no way to tell the difference between the coins minted in West Point and Philadelphia. These coins were struck in the copper-nickel clad composition of 91.67% copper and 8.33% nickel. Although the San Francisco Mint struck 11 million silver composition coins consisting of 40% silver and 60% copper. These were meant just for collectors and were not intended for general circulation. Only a decade before, the US had ended silver currency because the melt value of silver coins was so high due to the silver content. The coin's metal was worth more than the face value of the coin, so people began hoarding them and melting them down. So, these silver coins were minted especially for the collectors and would be sold at higher than face value prices. At the start of 1977, the Mint resumed the original Kennedy Half Dollar obverse design by Gilroy Roberts and the eagle reverse design by Frank Gasparro. Seth Huntington's half dollars are some of the most widely collected commemorative coins around, considering that they were only produced for about 2 years. During the time this coin was produced, he was happily married with 8 children and 2 grandchildren. Jack L. Ahr U.S. Coin Designer and Engraver - Bicentennial Quarter Jack L. Ahr was born on June 23, 1931 in Cincinnati, Ohio. In his early years and career in art, Jack had attended the Bowling Green State University for 2 years, studying the arts. Afterwards, he continued honing his talent and studies in the art while attending the John Herron Institute of Art located in Indianapolis, Indiana and then later at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, Illinois. Ahr also served his country by serving 2 years in the US Army stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky, where the US gold and coin bullion reserves are located. For a period of 16 years, Jack had been employed to work as an artist and director for various companies, specializing in the design of academia items such as high school and college class rings, medals, awards, pins and commemorative medallions. In 1972, he opened his own business called Jack Ahr Design and Sales located in Arlington Heights, Illinois. While living in Arlington Heights, Jack Ahr is most famously known for designing the Bicentennial Washington Quarter Dollar. The story of this coin begins in October of 1973 when the US Treasury held a public competition to design commemorative US coins to celebrate the Bicentennial or 200th anniversary of the founding of the United States. The Quarter Dollar, Half Dollar and Dollar coins would retain the obverse design, but the reverse of the coin would be changed for the years 1975 through 1976, just a 2-year period. The obverse of the coins would have the dates 1776-1976. The national competition was open to all sculptors who were US Citizens, but were not currently employed by the government as a sculptor. Jack Ahr was one of those sculptors who submitted a design to be used on the Washington Quarter Dollar. On March 6, 1974, Ahr's design was selected by the US Mint and he won the competition along with the $5,000 prize. The five judges included Robert Weinman, who was the son of famous coin designer Adolph Weinman, former Chief Engraver Gilroy Roberts, sculptor Adlai S. Hardin, Julius Lauth and Elvira Clain-Stefanelli. The other two winners included Seth G. Huntington who won the design for the Kennedy half dollar and Dennis R. Williams who won the design for the Eisenhower dollar. The design that Jack created depicted a Colonial Drummer on the reverse along with a flaming torch surrounded by 13 stars. In April of 1974, Jack Ahr was invited to the White House to be honored and also received a tour of the Philadelphia Mint. The current Chief Engraver Frank Gasparro had made a few very minor changes to all three coins before they were finalized. Jack Ahr's quarter was modified to make the drum look more authentic, alter the expression of the drummer's face and change the lettering a little bit. "ALL HIGH VALUE DOLLAR ITEMS ARE PACKAGED AND SHIPPED UNDER VIDEO AND AUDIO SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT"Shipping: This Order Ships Signature Requirements. To be signed by recipient only. Orders are shipped by USPS. 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