HORTER, Charles D. (fl 1854-70) Early American engraver,
New York City, Waterbury.
First listed New York city directory 1854, associated with
Leichtweis & Horter, New York (1856-58); he shared his
establishment (shown on reverse storecard below) with
Louis Rahm. Pete Smith states Horter and diesinker Emil
Sigel worked across the street from each other and may
have traded dies. Horter was in Waterbury Connecticut
working for Scovill 1863-64.
Signed dies CH (1863) or CDH (1864) initials, or last name
in full. Gladfelter states his engraved items were uneven in
quality, ranging from well-executed and bold relief pieces
to small, lightweight ones.
M E D A L S
1862ca Pennsylvania Philomena's Total Abstinence Society
Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 57:435
1863 Wilson's Medal (obv Washington port) . . . . Baker 587,
Fuld 112/396
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 45:628
1867 Lutheran Reformation 350th Anniversary New York
Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Schreiber 543
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 15:318
Collection: American Numismatic Society . 0000.999.35825
1870 New York German-American Comus Carnival Society Medal
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 45:340, PCA 57:440
S T O R E C A R D S
1860ca Horter (Charles D.) New York City Diesinker
Storecard [obv pictures diesinking establishment of
both Horter and Lewis Rahm]. . . . Adams 337, Baker 532,
Rulau NY 356
Auctions:. . . . . . PCA 59:121, PCA 63:688, PCA 66:682
1860ca Civil War Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HG 1128
1862 Rahm (Louis) Coppersmith New York City
Storecard. . . . . . . . . Rulau NY 651, NY 652, NY 653
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 50:630
1863 Sommers, Jones, Wood Hotel New York Storecard. . HG 6075
T O K E N S
1863 Our Little Monitor Civil War Token (struck by
Scovill) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shenkman MO-5
Illustrated: N36 {2002} Bowers, More Adventures, p . 379
A R C H I V E S
DS Schenkman (David) Engravers, Diesinkers Databank.
Mss {undated} In List of diesinkers in Scovill archives Baker Library, Harvard.
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
D15 {1957} Groce and Wallace p 327.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:1622.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
E8 {1951} Kenney, p 12.
E8A {1951} Kenney Manuscript File.
E10 {1970} Gladfelter. Civil War Die Sinkers. Journal of the Civil War Token Society
12:4 (Winter 1978) p 132-133.
P4 {1971} Doughty (Francis W.) The Vanished House of Horter and Rahm. TAMS
Journal 11:4 (August 1971) p 153
S41 {1979} Schenkman, MO-5, p [9].
S48 {1985} Rulau and Fuld (Baker) 532, p 265.
S58 {1999} Rulau. Standard Catalog U.S. Tokens, p 192, 348; NY 356, p 258.
N36 {2002} Bowers, More Adventures, p 379-380 (Our Little Monitor Civil War
Token).
New York City, Waterbury.
First listed New York city directory 1854, associated with
Leichtweis & Horter, New York (1856-58); he shared his
establishment (shown on reverse storecard below) with
Louis Rahm. Pete Smith states Horter and diesinker Emil
Sigel worked across the street from each other and may
have traded dies. Horter was in Waterbury Connecticut
working for Scovill 1863-64.
Signed dies CH (1863) or CDH (1864) initials, or last name
in full. Gladfelter states his engraved items were uneven in
quality, ranging from well-executed and bold relief pieces
to small, lightweight ones.
M E D A L S
1862ca Pennsylvania Philomena's Total Abstinence Society
Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 57:435
1863 Wilson's Medal (obv Washington port) . . . . Baker 587,
Fuld 112/396
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 45:628
1867 Lutheran Reformation 350th Anniversary New York
Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Schreiber 543
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 15:318
Collection: American Numismatic Society . 0000.999.35825
1870 New York German-American Comus Carnival Society Medal
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 45:340, PCA 57:440
S T O R E C A R D S
1860ca Horter (Charles D.) New York City Diesinker
Storecard [obv pictures diesinking establishment of
both Horter and Lewis Rahm]. . . . Adams 337, Baker 532,
Rulau NY 356
Auctions:. . . . . . PCA 59:121, PCA 63:688, PCA 66:682
1860ca Civil War Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HG 1128
1862 Rahm (Louis) Coppersmith New York City
Storecard. . . . . . . . . Rulau NY 651, NY 652, NY 653
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 50:630
1863 Sommers, Jones, Wood Hotel New York Storecard. . HG 6075
T O K E N S
1863 Our Little Monitor Civil War Token (struck by
Scovill) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shenkman MO-5
Illustrated: N36 {2002} Bowers, More Adventures, p . 379
A R C H I V E S
DS Schenkman (David) Engravers, Diesinkers Databank.
Mss {undated} In List of diesinkers in Scovill archives Baker Library, Harvard.
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
D15 {1957} Groce and Wallace p 327.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:1622.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
E8 {1951} Kenney, p 12.
E8A {1951} Kenney Manuscript File.
E10 {1970} Gladfelter. Civil War Die Sinkers. Journal of the Civil War Token Society
12:4 (Winter 1978) p 132-133.
P4 {1971} Doughty (Francis W.) The Vanished House of Horter and Rahm. TAMS
Journal 11:4 (August 1971) p 153
S41 {1979} Schenkman, MO-5, p [9].
S48 {1985} Rulau and Fuld (Baker) 532, p 265.
S58 {1999} Rulau. Standard Catalog U.S. Tokens, p 192, 348; NY 356, p 258.
N36 {2002} Bowers, More Adventures, p 379-380 (Our Little Monitor Civil War
Token).