INGRAM, Thomas Wells (active 1808-38) British engraver,
diesinker, medalist,Soho Mint, Birmingham.
Hawkins states he was active 1820-1865.
Signed dies with I initial (appears on several varieties
of Military Bust and Drapped Bust Cents, often hidden,
as in folds of Washington’s cloak).
C O I N S
1783 Draped Bust Birmingham Cent [Token]
(backdated). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Breen 1189-91
1783 Draped Bust with Toga Button Cent [Token. . Breen 1198-99
1783 Military Washington Bust Cent (also called Mantled
Washington Bust Cent; rev after Birmingham Cent coinage
by Conrad Kuchler) . . . . . .. . . . Baker 2, 3, Breen 1201-03
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . J&J 10:1004; PCA 44:1, PCA 47:241,
PCA 51:109, PCA 53:126, PCA 57:156, PCA 58:224,
PCA 62:105
M E D A L S
1783 Washington and Independence Medal (obv by Thomas
Halliday was actually the military bust of the
Duke of Wellington with added lettering to make it
appropriate for Washington; rev engraved by Thomas
Wells Ingram in Birmingham from painting by Edward
Savage made in Philadelphia; both initials appear
on rev and struck by Sir Edward Thomason's Birmingham
factory) [large bust variety]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baker 4
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . J&J 7:306, J&J 10:1005; PCA 43:267,
PCA 44:368, PCA 45:373, PCA 49:885, PCA 51:681,
PCA 52:969, PCA 61:855, PCA 63:1023
1783 Washington and Independence Medal [small bust
variety] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Baker 5
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 57:158, PCA 60:1004
1797 (struck 1820ca) Washington (George) Draped Bust
Medal (signed I in toga on bust) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Baker 2
R E P L I C A S & R E I S S U E S
1860 Washington and Independence W.S. Lincoln Medal (W.S.
Lincoln of London reworked the dies by Halliday and
Ingram and struck copies in 1860). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Baker 3
1985 Stack's 50th Anniversary Halliday Head Medal (obv die
from Thomas Halliday-W.S. Lincoln 1783 Draped Bust
of Washington Medal; rev 50th anniv inscription; struck
by Medallic Art Company) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baker 3X
1985 Stack's 50th Anniversary Ingram Seated Liberty Medal
(obv is T.W. Ingram-W.S. Lincoln's rev of 1783
Draped Bust Washington Medal; rev 50th anniv
inscription; struck by Medallic Art Company). . . . . . . . Baker 3Y
Collection: Princeton Library Vermeule (NC2002-72) . 232
Exhibited: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (1991) . . . . . 232
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
O2 {1885} Hawkins, p 2:728.
E3 {1902-30} Forrer 3:26-27, 7:472.
E14 {1978} Willey, p 75.
S48 {1985} Rulau and Fuld (Baker) 2, 3, p 34; 3X, 3Y 35, 4, 5 35-36.
M45{1987} Eimer (Christopher) British Commemorative Medals and Their Values.
Second edition. London: Spink (2010) [index 5 items] 304.
O12 {1988} Breen 1189-91, 134-135; 1198-99, 1201-03 136
CH82{1998} Doty p 205, 253.
diesinker, medalist,Soho Mint, Birmingham.
Hawkins states he was active 1820-1865.
Signed dies with I initial (appears on several varieties
of Military Bust and Drapped Bust Cents, often hidden,
as in folds of Washington’s cloak).
C O I N S
1783 Draped Bust Birmingham Cent [Token]
(backdated). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Breen 1189-91
1783 Draped Bust with Toga Button Cent [Token. . Breen 1198-99
1783 Military Washington Bust Cent (also called Mantled
Washington Bust Cent; rev after Birmingham Cent coinage
by Conrad Kuchler) . . . . . .. . . . Baker 2, 3, Breen 1201-03
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . J&J 10:1004; PCA 44:1, PCA 47:241,
PCA 51:109, PCA 53:126, PCA 57:156, PCA 58:224,
PCA 62:105
M E D A L S
1783 Washington and Independence Medal (obv by Thomas
Halliday was actually the military bust of the
Duke of Wellington with added lettering to make it
appropriate for Washington; rev engraved by Thomas
Wells Ingram in Birmingham from painting by Edward
Savage made in Philadelphia; both initials appear
on rev and struck by Sir Edward Thomason's Birmingham
factory) [large bust variety]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baker 4
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . J&J 7:306, J&J 10:1005; PCA 43:267,
PCA 44:368, PCA 45:373, PCA 49:885, PCA 51:681,
PCA 52:969, PCA 61:855, PCA 63:1023
1783 Washington and Independence Medal [small bust
variety] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Baker 5
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 57:158, PCA 60:1004
1797 (struck 1820ca) Washington (George) Draped Bust
Medal (signed I in toga on bust) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Baker 2
R E P L I C A S & R E I S S U E S
1860 Washington and Independence W.S. Lincoln Medal (W.S.
Lincoln of London reworked the dies by Halliday and
Ingram and struck copies in 1860). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Baker 3
1985 Stack's 50th Anniversary Halliday Head Medal (obv die
from Thomas Halliday-W.S. Lincoln 1783 Draped Bust
of Washington Medal; rev 50th anniv inscription; struck
by Medallic Art Company) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baker 3X
1985 Stack's 50th Anniversary Ingram Seated Liberty Medal
(obv is T.W. Ingram-W.S. Lincoln's rev of 1783
Draped Bust Washington Medal; rev 50th anniv
inscription; struck by Medallic Art Company). . . . . . . . Baker 3Y
Collection: Princeton Library Vermeule (NC2002-72) . 232
Exhibited: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (1991) . . . . . 232
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
O2 {1885} Hawkins, p 2:728.
E3 {1902-30} Forrer 3:26-27, 7:472.
E14 {1978} Willey, p 75.
S48 {1985} Rulau and Fuld (Baker) 2, 3, p 34; 3X, 3Y 35, 4, 5 35-36.
M45{1987} Eimer (Christopher) British Commemorative Medals and Their Values.
Second edition. London: Spink (2010) [index 5 items] 304.
O12 {1988} Breen 1189-91, 134-135; 1198-99, 1201-03 136
CH82{1998} Doty p 205, 253.