Christian Gobrecht, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Christian Gobrecht

United States Mint engraver

Date of Birth: 23-Dec-1785

Place of Birth: Hanover, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 23-Jul-1844

Profession: inventor, printmaker

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Christian Gobrecht (December 23, 1785 – July 23, 1844) was the third Chief Engraver of the United States Mint from 1840 until his death in 1844.
He was responsible for designing the famous "Seated Liberty" designs, which were in turn the direct inspiration for the design of the Trade Dollar.
He also designed the Gobrecht Dollar, which was struck in small quantities from 1836 to 1838 and later inspired the Flying Eagle cent.
He also designed the obverse sides for the Liberty head (aka Coronet Head) Quarter Eagle, Half Eagle, and Eagle gold coins, as well as the "braided hair" type Half cent and Large cent coins.