LANDIS, Roland Wayne (1954- ) engraver, copyist.
Nickname Ron.
Proprietor of Gallery Mint, along with partner
Specialized in hand engraving copies of Early American coins
(all marked COPY in compliance with U.S. Hobby Protection
Act), Hobo nickels and numismatic medals.
Submitted design for new U.S. dollar coin Nov-Dec 98.
Member: American Medallic Sculpture Association.
Awarded American Numismatic Association’s Award for
Excellence in Medallic Sculpture (formerly called Medallist
of the Year), 2003, the 35th such recipient of this award.
M E D A L S
1986 Saint George Medal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . 1986.134.1
1988 Skull and Snakes Medal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exhibited: AM3 {1988} AMSA Traveling Exhibition. . . p 5
1989 F.I.D.E.M. Preservation of Numismatic Arts Medal . .
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . . 1994.40.1
Exhibited: AF22 {1990} F.I.D.E.M. Exhibit, Helsinki.
Exhibited: AM4 {1990} AMSA Newark Museum Exhibit . . p 5
Illustrated: P8 Medallic Sculpture 6 (Fall 1990) page 24
1994 United States Mint 202nd Anniversary Medal (obv Ye Old
Mint print, rev recreatioin of 1792 dime; engraved by
Landis, Gallery Mint). . . . . Orosz and Augsburger AO-269
Illustrated: N43 Orosz & Augsburger, U.S. Mint. . . . . p 274
1997 American Numismatic Society C.O.A.C. Medal . . . . .
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . . . .1998.97.1
2000 American Numismatic Association First Steam Coinage
Medal [ANA takes custody of First Steam Press]. . .
Illustrated: N43 Orosz & Augsburger, U.S. Mint. . . . . p 181
2000 Pittsburgh Numismatic Society 50th Anniversary Medal
(struck by Gallery Mint) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . .PCA 80:494[gold], PCA 80:1755[pair]
C O I N R E P L I C A S
1786 New Jersey Copper Porototype (made by Landis of Gallery
Mint of William Wyon's original) . . . . Breen 881 fake
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . . 1996.77.1
1793 Liberty Cap Half Cent. . . . . . . . . . Breen 1501 fake
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . . 1997.49.1
1796 Liberty Cap Half Cent. . . . . . . . . . Breen 1519 fake
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . 1998.140.4
1793 Voigt's Chain Design Large Cent. . . . . Breen 1632 fake
Collection: American Numismatic Society [>1] . 1996.77.3
1793 Wreath Design Large Cent . . . . . . . . Breen 1644 fake
Collection: American Numismatic Society [>1] . 1996.60.2
1794 Wright's Liberty Cap Large Cent. . . . . Breen 1647 fake
Collection: American Numismatic Society [>1] . 1999.73.1
1796 Draped Bust Dime . . . . . . . . . . . . Breen 3140 fake
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . 1998.140.3
1796 Draped Bust Quarter Dollar . . . . . . . Breen 3882 fake
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . . 1997.49.2
1796 Scot's Draped Bush Half Dollar . . . . . Breen 4565 fake
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . 1998.140.5
1795 Draped Bust Silver Dollar. . . . . . . . Breen 5370 fake
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . . 1997.49.3
1796 Scott's Heraldic Quater Eagle. . . . . . Breen 7114 fake
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . 1998.140.2
1795 Liberty Cap Half Eagle . . . . . . . . . Breen 6412 fake
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . . 1996.77.5
1796 Liberty Cap Eagle. . Friedberg 152 fake, Breen 6832 fake
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . . 1999.24.1
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
AM3 {1988} AMSA Traveling Exhibititon (1988) p 5.
AM3 {1990} AMSA Newark Museum Exhibit, p 5.
P4 {1995} Gibbs (William T.) Engraver Seeks to Duplicate Techniques of First
Philadelphia Mint to Strike Medals. Coin World 36:1814 (16 January 1995) p 1, 10, 12.
P4 {1995} Gibbs (William T.) Master Engraver Ron Landis Turns Coins Into Unique Works of Art.
Coin World 36:1860 (4 December 1995) p 16.
MA2 {1999} Stahl (Alan M., editor) The Medal in America;New York: American Numismatic Society
Coinage of the Americas Conference, November 8-9, 1997.
Volume 2, 294 pages, illus. ∙ Ron Landis "Hand Engraving and Die-Sinking," pp 289-294.
N43 {2011} Orosz (Joel J.) and Augsburger (Leonard D.) The Secret History of the
First U.S. Mint, p 181, AO-269, p 271.
Nickname Ron.
Proprietor of Gallery Mint, along with partner
Specialized in hand engraving copies of Early American coins
(all marked COPY in compliance with U.S. Hobby Protection
Act), Hobo nickels and numismatic medals.
Submitted design for new U.S. dollar coin Nov-Dec 98.
Member: American Medallic Sculpture Association.
Awarded American Numismatic Association’s Award for
Excellence in Medallic Sculpture (formerly called Medallist
of the Year), 2003, the 35th such recipient of this award.
M E D A L S
1986 Saint George Medal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . 1986.134.1
1988 Skull and Snakes Medal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exhibited: AM3 {1988} AMSA Traveling Exhibition. . . p 5
1989 F.I.D.E.M. Preservation of Numismatic Arts Medal . .
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . . 1994.40.1
Exhibited: AF22 {1990} F.I.D.E.M. Exhibit, Helsinki.
Exhibited: AM4 {1990} AMSA Newark Museum Exhibit . . p 5
Illustrated: P8 Medallic Sculpture 6 (Fall 1990) page 24
1994 United States Mint 202nd Anniversary Medal (obv Ye Old
Mint print, rev recreatioin of 1792 dime; engraved by
Landis, Gallery Mint). . . . . Orosz and Augsburger AO-269
Illustrated: N43 Orosz & Augsburger, U.S. Mint. . . . . p 274
1997 American Numismatic Society C.O.A.C. Medal . . . . .
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . . . .1998.97.1
2000 American Numismatic Association First Steam Coinage
Medal [ANA takes custody of First Steam Press]. . .
Illustrated: N43 Orosz & Augsburger, U.S. Mint. . . . . p 181
2000 Pittsburgh Numismatic Society 50th Anniversary Medal
(struck by Gallery Mint) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . .PCA 80:494[gold], PCA 80:1755[pair]
C O I N R E P L I C A S
1786 New Jersey Copper Porototype (made by Landis of Gallery
Mint of William Wyon's original) . . . . Breen 881 fake
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . . 1996.77.1
1793 Liberty Cap Half Cent. . . . . . . . . . Breen 1501 fake
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . . 1997.49.1
1796 Liberty Cap Half Cent. . . . . . . . . . Breen 1519 fake
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . 1998.140.4
1793 Voigt's Chain Design Large Cent. . . . . Breen 1632 fake
Collection: American Numismatic Society [>1] . 1996.77.3
1793 Wreath Design Large Cent . . . . . . . . Breen 1644 fake
Collection: American Numismatic Society [>1] . 1996.60.2
1794 Wright's Liberty Cap Large Cent. . . . . Breen 1647 fake
Collection: American Numismatic Society [>1] . 1999.73.1
1796 Draped Bust Dime . . . . . . . . . . . . Breen 3140 fake
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . 1998.140.3
1796 Draped Bust Quarter Dollar . . . . . . . Breen 3882 fake
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . . 1997.49.2
1796 Scot's Draped Bush Half Dollar . . . . . Breen 4565 fake
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . 1998.140.5
1795 Draped Bust Silver Dollar. . . . . . . . Breen 5370 fake
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . . 1997.49.3
1796 Scott's Heraldic Quater Eagle. . . . . . Breen 7114 fake
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . 1998.140.2
1795 Liberty Cap Half Eagle . . . . . . . . . Breen 6412 fake
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . . 1996.77.5
1796 Liberty Cap Eagle. . Friedberg 152 fake, Breen 6832 fake
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . . 1999.24.1
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
AM3 {1988} AMSA Traveling Exhibititon (1988) p 5.
AM3 {1990} AMSA Newark Museum Exhibit, p 5.
P4 {1995} Gibbs (William T.) Engraver Seeks to Duplicate Techniques of First
Philadelphia Mint to Strike Medals. Coin World 36:1814 (16 January 1995) p 1, 10, 12.
P4 {1995} Gibbs (William T.) Master Engraver Ron Landis Turns Coins Into Unique Works of Art.
Coin World 36:1860 (4 December 1995) p 16.
MA2 {1999} Stahl (Alan M., editor) The Medal in America;New York: American Numismatic Society
Coinage of the Americas Conference, November 8-9, 1997.
Volume 2, 294 pages, illus. ∙ Ron Landis "Hand Engraving and Die-Sinking," pp 289-294.
N43 {2011} Orosz (Joel J.) and Augsburger (Leonard D.) The Secret History of the
First U.S. Mint, p 181, AO-269, p 271.