LANG, Charles (fl 1858-63) Early American engraver,
diesinker, proprietor Knox and Lang (1858-60) with
Joseph B. Knox, Worcester, Massachusetts, and possibly
Kinney and Lang, as the 1861 Bullock medal is signed.
He modeled his Lincoln portrait after a photograph by Hessler.
He also struck Civil War tokens.
C A M P A I G N I T E M S
1860 Lincoln (Abraham) Freedom National Slavery
Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . King 52, DeWitt AL 1860-55
Auctions:. . . . . . PCA 56:1408, PCA 63:90, PCA 64:90,
PCA 67:210, PCA 70:146-148, PCA 70:1126, PCA 72:1384,
PCA 73:338, PCA 75:189
Illustrated: N47 {2012} Reed, Abe Lincoln Am Icon, p . .9
1860 Lincoln (Abraham) Freedom National Slavery
Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeWitt AL 1860-56
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 63:548, PCA 68:175
M E D A L S
1854 Davis (John) Medal (engraved by Lang). . . . . . . .Storer 1900
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 26:410; PCA 74:2174
Collection: American Numismatic Society. .0000.999.4485
1860 Lincoln (Abraham) National Slavery Sectional Medal
(two varieties: with and without buttons on
Lincoln's shirt) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .King 52, King 53
Collection: American Numismatic Soc [>1].0000.999.40319
1861 Worcester Massachusetts High School Bullock Medal (by
Knox & Lang, Lang was the engraver). . . . . . . Julian SC-71
Auctions:. . . . . . . . PCA 53:346, PCA 61:336, PCA 71:505
Collection: Smithsonian National Numismatic. . .. 366:214
1863 Lang (Charles) Die Sinker & General Engraver
Storecard. . . . .MA 970a-1, Storer (Mass) 1799, Fuld 970A
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BMP 1:4088; PCA 72:179
A R C H I V E S
DS Schenkman (David) Engravers, Diesinkers Databank.
C O L L E C T I O N S
C4 {1912} Comparette 214, p 366.
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 383.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:1941.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
P1 {1895} Green (S.A.) A Medal in Memory of Gov. John Davis. American Journal of
Numismatics, 1895.
E3 {1902-30} Forrer 3:294.
M10{1923} Storer (Massachusetts) 1799, p 234, 1900 247 (plate 3).
S1 {1924} King 52, 53, p 10.
S11 {1959} DeWitt AL 1860-55, AL 1860-56, p 190.
E10 {1970} Gladfelter. Civil War Die Sinkers. Journal of the Civil War Token Society
4:2 (Summer 1970) p 12; 12:4 (Winter 1978) p 133.
M37 {1977} Julian SC-71, p 278.
E17 {1983} Pessolano-Filos, p 69.
E18 {1985} McSorley.
N31 {1992} Smith. American Numismatic Biographies, p 140, (Alexander Hamilton Bullock) 45.
S58 {1999} Rulau. Standard Catalog U.S. Tokens, p 348.
diesinker, proprietor Knox and Lang (1858-60) with
Joseph B. Knox, Worcester, Massachusetts, and possibly
Kinney and Lang, as the 1861 Bullock medal is signed.
He modeled his Lincoln portrait after a photograph by Hessler.
He also struck Civil War tokens.
C A M P A I G N I T E M S
1860 Lincoln (Abraham) Freedom National Slavery
Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . King 52, DeWitt AL 1860-55
Auctions:. . . . . . PCA 56:1408, PCA 63:90, PCA 64:90,
PCA 67:210, PCA 70:146-148, PCA 70:1126, PCA 72:1384,
PCA 73:338, PCA 75:189
Illustrated: N47 {2012} Reed, Abe Lincoln Am Icon, p . .9
1860 Lincoln (Abraham) Freedom National Slavery
Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeWitt AL 1860-56
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 63:548, PCA 68:175
M E D A L S
1854 Davis (John) Medal (engraved by Lang). . . . . . . .Storer 1900
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 26:410; PCA 74:2174
Collection: American Numismatic Society. .0000.999.4485
1860 Lincoln (Abraham) National Slavery Sectional Medal
(two varieties: with and without buttons on
Lincoln's shirt) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .King 52, King 53
Collection: American Numismatic Soc [>1].0000.999.40319
1861 Worcester Massachusetts High School Bullock Medal (by
Knox & Lang, Lang was the engraver). . . . . . . Julian SC-71
Auctions:. . . . . . . . PCA 53:346, PCA 61:336, PCA 71:505
Collection: Smithsonian National Numismatic. . .. 366:214
1863 Lang (Charles) Die Sinker & General Engraver
Storecard. . . . .MA 970a-1, Storer (Mass) 1799, Fuld 970A
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BMP 1:4088; PCA 72:179
A R C H I V E S
DS Schenkman (David) Engravers, Diesinkers Databank.
C O L L E C T I O N S
C4 {1912} Comparette 214, p 366.
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 383.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:1941.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
P1 {1895} Green (S.A.) A Medal in Memory of Gov. John Davis. American Journal of
Numismatics, 1895.
E3 {1902-30} Forrer 3:294.
M10{1923} Storer (Massachusetts) 1799, p 234, 1900 247 (plate 3).
S1 {1924} King 52, 53, p 10.
S11 {1959} DeWitt AL 1860-55, AL 1860-56, p 190.
E10 {1970} Gladfelter. Civil War Die Sinkers. Journal of the Civil War Token Society
4:2 (Summer 1970) p 12; 12:4 (Winter 1978) p 133.
M37 {1977} Julian SC-71, p 278.
E17 {1983} Pessolano-Filos, p 69.
E18 {1985} McSorley.
N31 {1992} Smith. American Numismatic Biographies, p 140, (Alexander Hamilton Bullock) 45.
S58 {1999} Rulau. Standard Catalog U.S. Tokens, p 348.