BUELL, Abel (1741/42-1822) Colonial American engraver, diesinker, typefounder, silversmith, jack-of-all-trades.
Born Killingworth, Connecticut, 1 February 1741/1742.
Constructed screw press for coining, 1785.
A son, William Buell (q.v.), also engaged in coining.
Died New Haven, Connecticut, 10 March 1822.
His biography, by Lawrence Worth, published 1926.
C O I N S
1786 "Baby Head" Vermont Coppers. . . . . . . . . . Breen 715
1765 Connecticut Coppers. . . . . . . . . . . . Breen 736-740
1786 Connecticut Coppers. . . . . . . . . . . . Breen 747-760
1787 Connecticut Coppers. . . . . . . . . . . . Breen 772-783
1787 Fugio Cents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breen 1300-1345
S E A L S
n.d. Connecticut Colonial Seal. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
B I O G R A P I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
F32 {1926} Worth (Lawrence Counselman) Abel Buell of Connecticut, Silversmith,
Typefounder and Engraver. New Haven: Yale Univ Press (1926) 86 pages. [A
second edition was published 1958.]
D8 {1926} Fielding, p 48, 448.
D15 {1957} Groce and Wallace p 94.
BH {1963} Who Was Who, p 72.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 114.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 1:495.
D3a {2006} Benezit. Dictionary of Artists, 2:1441 (born 1742; 5 lines).
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
E8 {1951} Kenney, p 6.
E8A {1951} Kennedy Manuscript File
N27 {1984} Jung, p 54 (misspells last name Buer).
O12 {1988} Breen 715, 736-740, p 62; 747-760 62-63; 772- 783 69-71; 1300-1345 148-
151; 65-67, 94, 97, 110, 146-48, 162, 693, 710.
R10 {1990} Bazelon and McGuinn, p 18.
N31 {1992} Smith. American Numismatic Biographies, p 44-45.
P2 {1994} Smith (Pete) Buell Produced America's First Coinage. The Numismatist
107:4 (April 1994) p 529-531.
Born Killingworth, Connecticut, 1 February 1741/1742.
Constructed screw press for coining, 1785.
A son, William Buell (q.v.), also engaged in coining.
Died New Haven, Connecticut, 10 March 1822.
His biography, by Lawrence Worth, published 1926.
C O I N S
1786 "Baby Head" Vermont Coppers. . . . . . . . . . Breen 715
1765 Connecticut Coppers. . . . . . . . . . . . Breen 736-740
1786 Connecticut Coppers. . . . . . . . . . . . Breen 747-760
1787 Connecticut Coppers. . . . . . . . . . . . Breen 772-783
1787 Fugio Cents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Breen 1300-1345
S E A L S
n.d. Connecticut Colonial Seal. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
B I O G R A P I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
F32 {1926} Worth (Lawrence Counselman) Abel Buell of Connecticut, Silversmith,
Typefounder and Engraver. New Haven: Yale Univ Press (1926) 86 pages. [A
second edition was published 1958.]
D8 {1926} Fielding, p 48, 448.
D15 {1957} Groce and Wallace p 94.
BH {1963} Who Was Who, p 72.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 114.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 1:495.
D3a {2006} Benezit. Dictionary of Artists, 2:1441 (born 1742; 5 lines).
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
E8 {1951} Kenney, p 6.
E8A {1951} Kennedy Manuscript File
N27 {1984} Jung, p 54 (misspells last name Buer).
O12 {1988} Breen 715, 736-740, p 62; 747-760 62-63; 772- 783 69-71; 1300-1345 148-
151; 65-67, 94, 97, 110, 146-48, 162, 693, 710.
R10 {1990} Bazelon and McGuinn, p 18.
N31 {1992} Smith. American Numismatic Biographies, p 44-45.
P2 {1994} Smith (Pete) Buell Produced America's First Coinage. The Numismatist
107:4 (April 1994) p 529-531.