PINCHES, John  (1825-1905) British engraver.
          Born 5 May 1825.
          Worked at Royal Mint under William Wyon 1846-1851.
          Founder of the firm John Pinches Medallists Ltd.
          Died 22 April 1905.

          M   E   D   A   L   S

1854 Crystal Palace Medal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  HK 8
          Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . J&J 10:340-341; PCA 58:926
1866 Atlantic Submarine Telegraph Cable Completed
          Medal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fearon 317.3, Eimer 1585

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

O2  {1885} Hawkins, p 2:235.
E3  {1902-30} Forrer 4:548-549, 8:133.
NE2 {1911} ANS (IECM) p 238 (history).
M20 {1963} Hibler and Kappen 8, p 4-5.
E14 {1978} Willey, p 126.
N7  {1984} Jung, p 199 (Pinches family).
M45{1987} Eimer (Christopher)  British Commemorative Medals and Their Values. 
          Second edition. London: Spink (2010) 1585 p 211; [index  6 items] 306.
O11{1987} Pinches (John Harvey)  Medals By John Pinches; A
          Catalogue of Works Struck by the Company from 1840 to 1969. London: Heraldry Today, 271 pages, illus. List                  262-263.
D3a {2006} Benezit.Dictionary of Artists, p 10:1465 (four members of the Pinches family, all medalists, listed including 
          frounder John Pinches).