GARDNER, Joseph B. (fl 1830s-1860) Early American engraver, diesinker.
Last name misspelled "Gardiner" on occasions.
A partner with John Gibbs at the colonial mint of Belleville, NJ (1830s).
He was hired at Scovill in Waterbury, 1839, with a 2-year contract at $1,000
per year (to obtain his connections in the United States and Canada). Here he
"produced medals in his spare time but did not venture to give up his job and
go into full time production of these medals – financed by Scovill in advancing
the materials and marketing the product." He is in New York City (1846); Newark,
New Jersey (1850).
He signed the Clay medal I.B.G. initials. (King misread the initials on the Washington
Lincoln Medal as J.B.C. – his initials can even be misread today as I.B.C.).
C A M P A I G N M E D A L S
1840 Clay (Henry) United We Stand Medal (engraved by
Gardner, struck by Scovill). . . . . . DeWitt HC 1840-1,
Satterlee 68, Low 192-193, Rulau HT 79
Auctions:. . PCA 56:1, PCA 63:504, PCA 64:37, PCA 65:95,
PCA 65:1323, PCA 66:53, PCA 67:25, PCA 70:345,
PCA 72;1361, PCA 73:26-27, PCA 74:70, PCA 84:51,
PCA 84:762
1841 Harrison (William Henry) Eagle and Inscription Medal
(attributed to Gardner by Wesley Cox, reported by
Rulau; struck by Scovill). . Bushnell 17, Satterlee 87,
Rulau 811, DeWitt WHH 1840-28
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 68:1258-1259
1841 Harrison (William Henry) Eagle and Inscription Medal
(attributed to Gardner by Rulau; struck by
Scovill) . . . . . . . . . Rulau 812, DeWitt WHH 1840-37
1844 Clay (Henry) and American System Medal . Satterlee 147,
DeWitt HC 1844-30
Collection: American Numismatic Soc [>1] 0000.999.39873
M E D A L S
Last name misspelled "Gardiner" on occasions.
A partner with John Gibbs at the colonial mint of Belleville, NJ (1830s).
He was hired at Scovill in Waterbury, 1839, with a 2-year contract at $1,000
per year (to obtain his connections in the United States and Canada). Here he
"produced medals in his spare time but did not venture to give up his job and
go into full time production of these medals – financed by Scovill in advancing
the materials and marketing the product." He is in New York City (1846); Newark,
New Jersey (1850).
He signed the Clay medal I.B.G. initials. (King misread the initials on the Washington
Lincoln Medal as J.B.C. – his initials can even be misread today as I.B.C.).
C A M P A I G N M E D A L S
1840 Clay (Henry) United We Stand Medal (engraved by
Gardner, struck by Scovill). . . . . . DeWitt HC 1840-1,
Satterlee 68, Low 192-193, Rulau HT 79
Auctions:. . PCA 56:1, PCA 63:504, PCA 64:37, PCA 65:95,
PCA 65:1323, PCA 66:53, PCA 67:25, PCA 70:345,
PCA 72;1361, PCA 73:26-27, PCA 74:70, PCA 84:51,
PCA 84:762
1841 Harrison (William Henry) Eagle and Inscription Medal
(attributed to Gardner by Wesley Cox, reported by
Rulau; struck by Scovill). . Bushnell 17, Satterlee 87,
Rulau 811, DeWitt WHH 1840-28
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 68:1258-1259
1841 Harrison (William Henry) Eagle and Inscription Medal
(attributed to Gardner by Rulau; struck by
Scovill) . . . . . . . . . Rulau 812, DeWitt WHH 1840-37
1844 Clay (Henry) and American System Medal . Satterlee 147,
DeWitt HC 1844-30
Collection: American Numismatic Soc [>1] 0000.999.39873
M E D A L S
1860ca Washington (George) Ugly Head Medal [dies cut by
Gardner in 1840s, struck 20 years later] . . . Baker 89
Auctions:. . . . . . J&J 9:728, J&J 18:502; PCA 42:252,
PCA 45:15, PCA 48:290, PCA 52:148, PCA 57:193,
PCA 59:293, PCA 61:141, PCA 62:136, PCA 69:138,
PCA 78:36, PCA 81:164
1860ca Washington Ugly Head Star Reverse Medal . Baker 90
R E P L I C A S & R E I S S U E S
1862ca Lincoln (Abraham) and George Washington Medal
(also called the Ugly Head Washington Muling)
[Lincoln obv by Key, Washington rev signed
J.B.G.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baker 232, King 806
B I O G R A P H I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
D15 {1957} Groce and Wallace p 249-250.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:1241.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
S1 {1924} King 806 p 107 (misread initials J.B.C.).
S11 {1959} DeWitt HC 1840-1, p 89, WHH 1840-28 65, HC 1844-30 107-108.
E18 {1985} McSorley.
S48 {1985} Rulau and Fuld (Baker) 89, 90 p 72, 232 102 (the authors attribute the
Washington Ugly Head to Joseph Gardner; which they spell Gardiner).
S58 {1999} Rulau. Standard Catalog U.S. Tokens, p 87, HT 79 98.
S60 {2001} Rulau. Hard Times Tokens, p 15, 142; HT 79 28, HT 811, HT 812 29-30.
Mss Smith (Pete) Private Mints in North America.
Gardner in 1840s, struck 20 years later] . . . Baker 89
Auctions:. . . . . . J&J 9:728, J&J 18:502; PCA 42:252,
PCA 45:15, PCA 48:290, PCA 52:148, PCA 57:193,
PCA 59:293, PCA 61:141, PCA 62:136, PCA 69:138,
PCA 78:36, PCA 81:164
1860ca Washington Ugly Head Star Reverse Medal . Baker 90
R E P L I C A S & R E I S S U E S
1862ca Lincoln (Abraham) and George Washington Medal
(also called the Ugly Head Washington Muling)
[Lincoln obv by Key, Washington rev signed
J.B.G.]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baker 232, King 806
B I O G R A P H I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
D15 {1957} Groce and Wallace p 249-250.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:1241.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
S1 {1924} King 806 p 107 (misread initials J.B.C.).
S11 {1959} DeWitt HC 1840-1, p 89, WHH 1840-28 65, HC 1844-30 107-108.
E18 {1985} McSorley.
S48 {1985} Rulau and Fuld (Baker) 89, 90 p 72, 232 102 (the authors attribute the
Washington Ugly Head to Joseph Gardner; which they spell Gardiner).
S58 {1999} Rulau. Standard Catalog U.S. Tokens, p 87, HT 79 98.
S60 {2001} Rulau. Hard Times Tokens, p 15, 142; HT 79 28, HT 811, HT 812 29-30.
Mss Smith (Pete) Private Mints in North America.