KOEB, Joseph A. (active 1912-28) engraver, Rochester, NY.
Engraver on staff of Bastian Brothers, Rochester.
[ Not to be confused with Alphonse A. Kolb (q.v.) of ]
[ a later generation, but also of Rochester, New York ]
[ who also worked for Metal Arts Co and engraved many ]
[ of the Rochester Numismatic Club President Medals. ]
B A D G E S E R I E S
American Numismatic Association Badges:
1912 A.N.A. 5th Convention Rochester Medal (struck by
Whitehead & Hoag). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harris 12.CB.5
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 66:423
M E D A L S E R I E S
Rochester Numismatic Association President Series:
(both obv and rev by Koeb until 1921; then Alphonse
Kolb did the port obv, retaining the Koeb rev):
1913 French (Dr George Peter) Founder and First President
Medal (both sides by Koeb; struck by Bastian
Bros, Rochester) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Storer 1126, Corio P001
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 27:924; PCA 49:1147
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . .1985.67.497
Illustrated: The Numismatist 26:5 (May 1913) p . . . . . ..269
1913 Woolsey (L.J.) Second President Medal. . . . . . . . .Corio P002
1914 Bauer (George J.) Third President Medal. . . . . . . .Corio P003
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . .1985.67.498
Illustrated: The Numismatist 27:4 (April 1914) p . . . . . 175
1915 Amberg (Louis G.) Fourth President Medal . . . . . Corio P004
1916 King (Fred B.) Fifth President Medal . . . . . . . . . . Corio P005
1917 Merritt (Fred E.) Sixth President Medal . . . . . . . . Corio P006
1918 Yawger (Harry H.) Seventh President Medal . . . . Corio P007
Illustrated: The Numismatist 32:4 (April 1919) page . . .169
1919 Handler (Doctor S.) 8th President Medal . . . . . . .Storer 1463,
Corio P008
Illustrated: The Numismatist 33:4 (April 1920) page . . 153
1920 Woodbury (John C.) 9th President Medal . . . . . . .Corio P009
Illustrated: The Numismatist 34:3 (March 1921) page . .103
1921 Amberg (Wolf H.) 10th President Medal (obv port by
Alphonse Kolb, with Koeb's rev). . . . . . . . . . . . Corio P010
Illustrated: The Numismatist 35:5 (May 1922) page . . . 236
1922 Gillette (George A.) 11th President Medal. . . . . . .Corio P011
1923 Borradaile (Claude T.) 12th President Medal . . . Corio P0 12
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 19:979
Illustrated: The Numismatist 37:5 (May 1924) page . .. 367
1924 Sunday (William F.) 13th President Medal . . . . . .Corio P013
Illustrated: The Numismatist 38:4 (April 1925) page . . 220
1925 Horner (John W.) Medal 14th President Medal . Corio P014
Illustrated: The Numismatist 34:2 (February 1926) p . . . 79
1926 Lange (Paul M.) 15th President Medal . . . . . . . . . Corio P015
1927 Plumb (Almond H.) 16th President Medal . . . . . . Corio P016
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . .1985.67.499
1928 Parker (Arthur Caswell) 17th President Medal . . .Corio P017
1929 Peake (Chester A.) 18th President Medal. . . . . . . Corio P018
1930 Kaufman (Augustus J.) 19th President Medal . . . .Corio P019
1931 Kolb (Alphonse A.) 20th President Medal [self-
portrait of the artist]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Corio P020
Collection: American Numismatic Soc[>1] . . . 1985.67.500
1932 Lindboe (Gustav J.) 21st President Medal . . . . . . .Corio P021
1933 Sloane (John W.) 22th President Medal. . . . . . . . . Corio P022
1934 Foster (Charles W.) 23rd President Medal . . . . . . Corio P023
1935 Potter (Earle H.) 24th President Medal . . . . . . . . . Corio P024
1936 Harzinski (Joseph B.) 25th President Medal . . . . . Corio P025
1937 Powers (James E.) 26th President Medal . . . . . . . .Corio P026
1938 Peake (F. Emmett) 27th President Medal . . . . . . . Corio P027
1939 Elston (William A. Sr) 28th President Medal. . . . .Corio P028
1940 Swartz (Leslie C.) 29th President Medal. . . . . . . . Corio P029
1941 Newell (Floyd B.) 30th President Medal . . . . . . . .Corio P030
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 48:1387
1943 Meinhart (Edward F.) 31st President Medal. . . . . .Corio P031
1944 Hutchinson (William M.) 32nd President Medal . .Corio P032
1945 Judson (Vallance W.) 33th President Medal. . . . . .Corio P033
1946 Bloom (Barney) 34th President Medal. . . . . . . . . .Corio P034
1947 Eichorn (Frank E.) 35th President Medal. . . . . . . .Corio P035
1948 Cady (Francis L.) 36th President Medal . . . . . . . . Corio P036
1949 Place (S. Clark) 37th President Medal. . . . . . . . . . Corio P037
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . . 1985.67.501
1950 Pittman (John Jay) 38th President Medal. . . . . . . Corio P038
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 48:1388, PCA 64:1960
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . . 1985.67.502
1951 Pittenger (Arnold J.) 39th President Medal . . . . . Corio P039
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 48:1389
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . .1985.67.503
M E D A L S
1914 Pittsburgh Memorial for the Preservation of U.S.S.
Maine Relics Medal (struck by Bastian Bros.) . . . . . . .
Illustrated: The Numismatist 27:10 (October 1914) p. . .519
1922 Yale University Harkness Memorial Tower Plaquette
(engraved by Joseph A. Koeb, struck by Bastian Bros)
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . J&J 20:15, J&J 21:23; CAL 35:47-48;
PCA 50:1290, PCA 66:1160
1927 Lindelof (L.P.) Medal (issued by Painters, Decorators,
Paperhangers Union). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 11:749
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
E3 {1902-30} Forrer 7:509.
M14 {1931} Storer (medical) 1126, p 185, 1463 224.
E8A {1951} Kenney Manuscript File.
S28 {1969} Harris 12.CB.5, 12.CB.5.
M64 {2010} Corio (Timothy J.) Rochester Numismatic Association Medals; A Pocket
Guide. Rochester NY: Author (2010) 40 pages, illus.
Engraver on staff of Bastian Brothers, Rochester.
[ Not to be confused with Alphonse A. Kolb (q.v.) of ]
[ a later generation, but also of Rochester, New York ]
[ who also worked for Metal Arts Co and engraved many ]
[ of the Rochester Numismatic Club President Medals. ]
B A D G E S E R I E S
American Numismatic Association Badges:
1912 A.N.A. 5th Convention Rochester Medal (struck by
Whitehead & Hoag). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harris 12.CB.5
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 66:423
M E D A L S E R I E S
Rochester Numismatic Association President Series:
(both obv and rev by Koeb until 1921; then Alphonse
Kolb did the port obv, retaining the Koeb rev):
1913 French (Dr George Peter) Founder and First President
Medal (both sides by Koeb; struck by Bastian
Bros, Rochester) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Storer 1126, Corio P001
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 27:924; PCA 49:1147
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . .1985.67.497
Illustrated: The Numismatist 26:5 (May 1913) p . . . . . ..269
1913 Woolsey (L.J.) Second President Medal. . . . . . . . .Corio P002
1914 Bauer (George J.) Third President Medal. . . . . . . .Corio P003
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . .1985.67.498
Illustrated: The Numismatist 27:4 (April 1914) p . . . . . 175
1915 Amberg (Louis G.) Fourth President Medal . . . . . Corio P004
1916 King (Fred B.) Fifth President Medal . . . . . . . . . . Corio P005
1917 Merritt (Fred E.) Sixth President Medal . . . . . . . . Corio P006
1918 Yawger (Harry H.) Seventh President Medal . . . . Corio P007
Illustrated: The Numismatist 32:4 (April 1919) page . . .169
1919 Handler (Doctor S.) 8th President Medal . . . . . . .Storer 1463,
Corio P008
Illustrated: The Numismatist 33:4 (April 1920) page . . 153
1920 Woodbury (John C.) 9th President Medal . . . . . . .Corio P009
Illustrated: The Numismatist 34:3 (March 1921) page . .103
1921 Amberg (Wolf H.) 10th President Medal (obv port by
Alphonse Kolb, with Koeb's rev). . . . . . . . . . . . Corio P010
Illustrated: The Numismatist 35:5 (May 1922) page . . . 236
1922 Gillette (George A.) 11th President Medal. . . . . . .Corio P011
1923 Borradaile (Claude T.) 12th President Medal . . . Corio P0 12
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 19:979
Illustrated: The Numismatist 37:5 (May 1924) page . .. 367
1924 Sunday (William F.) 13th President Medal . . . . . .Corio P013
Illustrated: The Numismatist 38:4 (April 1925) page . . 220
1925 Horner (John W.) Medal 14th President Medal . Corio P014
Illustrated: The Numismatist 34:2 (February 1926) p . . . 79
1926 Lange (Paul M.) 15th President Medal . . . . . . . . . Corio P015
1927 Plumb (Almond H.) 16th President Medal . . . . . . Corio P016
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . .1985.67.499
1928 Parker (Arthur Caswell) 17th President Medal . . .Corio P017
1929 Peake (Chester A.) 18th President Medal. . . . . . . Corio P018
1930 Kaufman (Augustus J.) 19th President Medal . . . .Corio P019
1931 Kolb (Alphonse A.) 20th President Medal [self-
portrait of the artist]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Corio P020
Collection: American Numismatic Soc[>1] . . . 1985.67.500
1932 Lindboe (Gustav J.) 21st President Medal . . . . . . .Corio P021
1933 Sloane (John W.) 22th President Medal. . . . . . . . . Corio P022
1934 Foster (Charles W.) 23rd President Medal . . . . . . Corio P023
1935 Potter (Earle H.) 24th President Medal . . . . . . . . . Corio P024
1936 Harzinski (Joseph B.) 25th President Medal . . . . . Corio P025
1937 Powers (James E.) 26th President Medal . . . . . . . .Corio P026
1938 Peake (F. Emmett) 27th President Medal . . . . . . . Corio P027
1939 Elston (William A. Sr) 28th President Medal. . . . .Corio P028
1940 Swartz (Leslie C.) 29th President Medal. . . . . . . . Corio P029
1941 Newell (Floyd B.) 30th President Medal . . . . . . . .Corio P030
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 48:1387
1943 Meinhart (Edward F.) 31st President Medal. . . . . .Corio P031
1944 Hutchinson (William M.) 32nd President Medal . .Corio P032
1945 Judson (Vallance W.) 33th President Medal. . . . . .Corio P033
1946 Bloom (Barney) 34th President Medal. . . . . . . . . .Corio P034
1947 Eichorn (Frank E.) 35th President Medal. . . . . . . .Corio P035
1948 Cady (Francis L.) 36th President Medal . . . . . . . . Corio P036
1949 Place (S. Clark) 37th President Medal. . . . . . . . . . Corio P037
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . . 1985.67.501
1950 Pittman (John Jay) 38th President Medal. . . . . . . Corio P038
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 48:1388, PCA 64:1960
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . . 1985.67.502
1951 Pittenger (Arnold J.) 39th President Medal . . . . . Corio P039
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 48:1389
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . .1985.67.503
M E D A L S
1914 Pittsburgh Memorial for the Preservation of U.S.S.
Maine Relics Medal (struck by Bastian Bros.) . . . . . . .
Illustrated: The Numismatist 27:10 (October 1914) p. . .519
1922 Yale University Harkness Memorial Tower Plaquette
(engraved by Joseph A. Koeb, struck by Bastian Bros)
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . J&J 20:15, J&J 21:23; CAL 35:47-48;
PCA 50:1290, PCA 66:1160
1927 Lindelof (L.P.) Medal (issued by Painters, Decorators,
Paperhangers Union). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 11:749
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
E3 {1902-30} Forrer 7:509.
M14 {1931} Storer (medical) 1126, p 185, 1463 224.
E8A {1951} Kenney Manuscript File.
S28 {1969} Harris 12.CB.5, 12.CB.5.
M64 {2010} Corio (Timothy J.) Rochester Numismatic Association Medals; A Pocket
Guide. Rochester NY: Author (2010) 40 pages, illus.