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KEY, Frederick C.  (active 1840-60) Early American
            engraver, diesinker, embosser, in New York City,
            1844-46, in Philadelphia afterwards. 

            His son, William H. Key, also an engraver and advertised
            (1854-60) as F.C. Key & Son. Frederick made molds for
            daguerreotype cases (under brand name Excelsior) and
            invented a hinge located inside the cases. He created
            these for Scovill of Waterbury and for Samuel Peck of
            New Haven (who first was a partner with Scovill in a
            company making daguerreotype cases), later as S. Peck
            & Company.

            Frederick Key signed dies KEY.

         C  A  M  P  A  I  G  N    M  E  D  A  L  S

1840 Van Buren (Martin) The People's Choice
            Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Low 57, DeWitt MVB 1840-7

         M   E   D   A   L   S

1850ca Key (F.C.) Die Sinkers Philadelphia
            Storecard. . . . . . . .  . . . . . . Miller Pa 268, Rulau Pa-Ph 171
            Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 51:521

         R  E  P  L  I  C  A  S    &    R  E  I  S  S  U  E  S

1799 (struck 1868) Washington and Grant Medal [Rulau and Fuld
            attribute this medal to Frederick C. Key–because of
            signature KEY F–actually work of his son, William
            H. Key and the F is fecit). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Baker 254

         A  R  C  H  I  V  E  S

DS  Schenkman (David) Engravers, Diesinkers Databank.
Mss Smith (Pete)  Private Mints in North America.

         B I O G R A P H I C A L  R E F E R E N C E S

D8  {1926} Fielding, p 198.
D15 {1957} Groce and Wallace p 368.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 485.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:1834.

         N U M I S M A T I C   R E F E R E N C E S

S11 {1959} DeWitt, p 175-176.
E10 {1970} Gladfelter. Civil War Die Sinkers. Journal of the Civil War Token Society             
         4:3 (Fall 1970) p 8; 12:4 (Winter 1978) p 133.
S48 {1985} Rulau and Fuld (Baker) 94, p 66; 254, 96 (misattributed to Frederick Key).
R10 {1990} Bazelon and McGuinn, p 76.
S58 {1999} Rulau. Standard Catalog U.S. Tokens, p 192, 348, 479; Pa 4 to Pa 7,
            p 294-295.
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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