HANCOCK, John Gregory Senior (active 1775-1815) British engraver, diesinker, Birmingham, England.
(Taught his son die engraving; a child prodigy, John Junior
engraved half dozen dies at age eight and nine!)
C O I N S
1791-93 Hancock's Washington Cent Token. . . . . . . . . . .Baker 15,
D&H Middlesex 1049, Breen 1206-1227
Auctions: PCA 43:269, PCA 44:3, PCA 51:110, PCA 52:139
(1792) Multi-Denominational Patterns . . . . . . . . Breen 1228-1246
1792 Hancock's "Roman Head" Washington Cent
Token. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baker 49, Breen 1247-1249
Illustrated: M57 {2007} Jaeger-Bowers, 100 Greatest . #92
1792 Washington (George) American Armies Cents (engraved
by Hancock Sr, struck by Obadiah
Westwood). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baker 22, 59
Illustrated: M57 {2007} Jaeger-Bowers, 100 Greatest . #72
1793 Washington (George) Ship Halfpenny (edgelettered:
Payable In Anglesey, London Or Liverpool) . . . . .Baker 18
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 44:5
M E D A L S
1806 Death of William Pitt Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brown 503
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 46:1349
1814 Treaty of Ghent Medal [ending War of 1812] . . . Brown 841,
Leroux 875, Eimer 1059
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PCA 69:72
R E P L I C A S & R E I S S U E S
1791-93 Hancock's Washington Cent (restrike from orig obv
die by Albert Collis in 1959). . . . . . . Baker 22, Breen 1242
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PCA 45:1219
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
E3 {1902-30} Forrer 2:410-412, 7:414-415.
O3 {1910} Dalton and Hammer Middlesex 1049.
E14 {1978} Willey, p 65.
N27 {1984} Jung, p 130 (on prodigy son's engraving).
S48 {1985} Rulau and Fuld (Baker) 14-60, p 39-43.
M45{1987} Eimer (Christopher) British Commemorative Medals and Their Values.
Second edition. London: Spink (2010) 1059 p 150, [index 27 items] 304.
O12 {1988} Breen 1206-1227, p 137-139; 1228-1246 139-40; 1247-1249 140-141.
S58 {1999} Rulau. Standard Catalog U.S. Tokens, p 14.
M57 {2007} Jaeger (Katherine) and Bowers (Q. David) 100 Greatest American Medals
and Tokens. 1792 Hancock's "Roman Head" Washington Cent Token listed as
#92, p 103.
(Taught his son die engraving; a child prodigy, John Junior
engraved half dozen dies at age eight and nine!)
C O I N S
1791-93 Hancock's Washington Cent Token. . . . . . . . . . .Baker 15,
D&H Middlesex 1049, Breen 1206-1227
Auctions: PCA 43:269, PCA 44:3, PCA 51:110, PCA 52:139
(1792) Multi-Denominational Patterns . . . . . . . . Breen 1228-1246
1792 Hancock's "Roman Head" Washington Cent
Token. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baker 49, Breen 1247-1249
Illustrated: M57 {2007} Jaeger-Bowers, 100 Greatest . #92
1792 Washington (George) American Armies Cents (engraved
by Hancock Sr, struck by Obadiah
Westwood). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baker 22, 59
Illustrated: M57 {2007} Jaeger-Bowers, 100 Greatest . #72
1793 Washington (George) Ship Halfpenny (edgelettered:
Payable In Anglesey, London Or Liverpool) . . . . .Baker 18
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 44:5
M E D A L S
1806 Death of William Pitt Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brown 503
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 46:1349
1814 Treaty of Ghent Medal [ending War of 1812] . . . Brown 841,
Leroux 875, Eimer 1059
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PCA 69:72
R E P L I C A S & R E I S S U E S
1791-93 Hancock's Washington Cent (restrike from orig obv
die by Albert Collis in 1959). . . . . . . Baker 22, Breen 1242
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PCA 45:1219
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
E3 {1902-30} Forrer 2:410-412, 7:414-415.
O3 {1910} Dalton and Hammer Middlesex 1049.
E14 {1978} Willey, p 65.
N27 {1984} Jung, p 130 (on prodigy son's engraving).
S48 {1985} Rulau and Fuld (Baker) 14-60, p 39-43.
M45{1987} Eimer (Christopher) British Commemorative Medals and Their Values.
Second edition. London: Spink (2010) 1059 p 150, [index 27 items] 304.
O12 {1988} Breen 1206-1227, p 137-139; 1228-1246 139-40; 1247-1249 140-141.
S58 {1999} Rulau. Standard Catalog U.S. Tokens, p 14.
M57 {2007} Jaeger (Katherine) and Bowers (Q. David) 100 Greatest American Medals
and Tokens. 1792 Hancock's "Roman Head" Washington Cent Token listed as
#92, p 103.