LOVETT, John Doubleday (1819-1896) engraver, New York City,
Born 1819 in Philadelphia, third son of Robert Senior (a
second son had died in infancy).
John’s entire medallic output ocured during the Civil War
period (1860-1865). Gladfelter states John cut the dies of
two varieties of the Patriotic Civil War tokens. He signed
his initials on only one of these dies.
C A M P A I G N M E D A L S
1860 Lincoln (Abraham) All Seing Eye Medal. . . . . King 31,
DeWitt AL 1860-34
Auctions:. . . . . PCA 55:96, PCA 65:312, PCA 70:115-116,
PCA 73:312-313
1860 Lincoln (Abraham) Our Next President Medal . . King 32,
DeWitt AL 1860-35
Auctions:. . . . . . PCA 47:301, PCA 51:743, PCA 59:312,
PCA 70:117, PCA 72:395, PCA 73:314
1860 Lincoln (Abraham) United We Stand Medal. . . . King 33,
DeWitt AL 1860-36
Auctions:. . . . . . . .PCA 70:118, PCA 73:315, PCA 74:346,
PCA 82:181
1860 Lincoln (Abraham) Free Territory For A Free
People Medal . . . . . . . . . ..King 34, DeWitt AL 1860-37
Auctions:. . . . . J&J 16:1861; PCA 55:949, PCA 56:1403,
PCA 60:1147, PCA 61:183, PCA 64:82-83, PCA 67:206,
PCA 70:119-120, PCA 72:396, PCA 73:316-318,
PCA 74:347
Illustrated: N41{2009} Reed. Lincoln, The Image, p 19
1861 Anti-Confederate Unity of Government Medal . . C 1861-4
1861 Anti-Confederate I Am Ready Medal. . . . . . . C 1861-6
1861 Anti-Confederate Union Must Be Preserved Medal C 1861-7
1861 Anti-Confederate I Am Ready Soldier Medal. . . C 1861-8
M E D A L S
1860ca Lovett (John D.) New York City Diesinker
Storecard. . . . . . . . . . . . Rulau NY 496 to NY 498
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 52:587, PCA 56:592
1860ca Lovett (John D.) New York City Diesinker
Storecard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY 499
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 44:998, PCA 57:665
1860ca Lovett (John D.) New York City Diesinker
Storecard. . . . . . . . . . . . Rulau NY 500 to NY 503
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 56:19, PCA 59:122
1860ca Lovett (John D.) New York City Diesinker
Storecard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY 502
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . BMP 1:4671; PCA 44:999
1860ca Lovett (John D.) New York City Diesinker
Storecard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY 512
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 45:819
1861 Civil War Dog Tag Token Die (attributed to John Lovett)
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 56:122
1861 Cincinnatus of America Medal (Rulau-Fuld attrib to
George H. Lovett, Joe Levine to John Lovett) . Baker 278
Auctions:. . . . . . NAS 22:1891; PCA 43:957, PCA 44:58,
PCA 45:426, PCA 48:317
1861 Curtis (John K.) George Washington New York
Storecard. . . . . . . . . . . . Rulau NY 172, Baker 529
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 44"594, PCA 47:1619
1865 Lincoln (Abraham) Memorial Medal (obv portrait
AL 1860-34, Lincoln dates rev) . . . . . . . . King 260
1865 Lincoln (Abraham) Memorial Medal (obv portrait
AL 1860-34, Lincoln dates within circle rev) . King 261
1865 Lincoln (Abraham) Latin Motto Memorial Medal (obv
AL 1860-34, Lincoln death date rev) . . . . . King 262
1865 Lincoln (Abraham) Memorial Medal (obv portrait
AL 1860-34, Lincoln date crossed branches rev). King 263
A R C H I V E S
DS Schenkman (David) Engravers, Diesinkers Databank.
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
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:2068.
I N T E R N E T R E F E E N C E S
Lovett Tokens &Medals by David Baldwin (accessed 1 March 2014):
http://lovetttokensmedals.com
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
P1 {1894} AJN (April) pp 104-106 [obit].
E3 {1902-30} Forrer 3:483.
S1 {1924} King 31-34, p 8; 260-263 37-38.
D15 {1957} Groce and Wallace, p 405.
S11 {1959} DeWitt, p 182-183, 261-263.
E10 {1970} Gladfelter. Civil War Die Sinkers. Journal of the Civil War Token Society
14:4 (Winter 1980) p 98.
E18 {1985} McSorley.
N31 {1992} Smith. American Numismatic Biographies, p 149.
S58 {1999} Rulau. Standard Catalog U.S. Tokens, p 192, 348;
NY 496 to NY 498, p 263, NY 500 to NY 503 264.
S61 {2002} Musante, p 4, 36.
N41 {2009} Reed (Fred). Abraham Lincoln,The Image of His Greatness, p 19.
Born 1819 in Philadelphia, third son of Robert Senior (a
second son had died in infancy).
John’s entire medallic output ocured during the Civil War
period (1860-1865). Gladfelter states John cut the dies of
two varieties of the Patriotic Civil War tokens. He signed
his initials on only one of these dies.
C A M P A I G N M E D A L S
1860 Lincoln (Abraham) All Seing Eye Medal. . . . . King 31,
DeWitt AL 1860-34
Auctions:. . . . . PCA 55:96, PCA 65:312, PCA 70:115-116,
PCA 73:312-313
1860 Lincoln (Abraham) Our Next President Medal . . King 32,
DeWitt AL 1860-35
Auctions:. . . . . . PCA 47:301, PCA 51:743, PCA 59:312,
PCA 70:117, PCA 72:395, PCA 73:314
1860 Lincoln (Abraham) United We Stand Medal. . . . King 33,
DeWitt AL 1860-36
Auctions:. . . . . . . .PCA 70:118, PCA 73:315, PCA 74:346,
PCA 82:181
1860 Lincoln (Abraham) Free Territory For A Free
People Medal . . . . . . . . . ..King 34, DeWitt AL 1860-37
Auctions:. . . . . J&J 16:1861; PCA 55:949, PCA 56:1403,
PCA 60:1147, PCA 61:183, PCA 64:82-83, PCA 67:206,
PCA 70:119-120, PCA 72:396, PCA 73:316-318,
PCA 74:347
Illustrated: N41{2009} Reed. Lincoln, The Image, p 19
1861 Anti-Confederate Unity of Government Medal . . C 1861-4
1861 Anti-Confederate I Am Ready Medal. . . . . . . C 1861-6
1861 Anti-Confederate Union Must Be Preserved Medal C 1861-7
1861 Anti-Confederate I Am Ready Soldier Medal. . . C 1861-8
M E D A L S
1860ca Lovett (John D.) New York City Diesinker
Storecard. . . . . . . . . . . . Rulau NY 496 to NY 498
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 52:587, PCA 56:592
1860ca Lovett (John D.) New York City Diesinker
Storecard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY 499
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 44:998, PCA 57:665
1860ca Lovett (John D.) New York City Diesinker
Storecard. . . . . . . . . . . . Rulau NY 500 to NY 503
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 56:19, PCA 59:122
1860ca Lovett (John D.) New York City Diesinker
Storecard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY 502
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . BMP 1:4671; PCA 44:999
1860ca Lovett (John D.) New York City Diesinker
Storecard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NY 512
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 45:819
1861 Civil War Dog Tag Token Die (attributed to John Lovett)
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 56:122
1861 Cincinnatus of America Medal (Rulau-Fuld attrib to
George H. Lovett, Joe Levine to John Lovett) . Baker 278
Auctions:. . . . . . NAS 22:1891; PCA 43:957, PCA 44:58,
PCA 45:426, PCA 48:317
1861 Curtis (John K.) George Washington New York
Storecard. . . . . . . . . . . . Rulau NY 172, Baker 529
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 44"594, PCA 47:1619
1865 Lincoln (Abraham) Memorial Medal (obv portrait
AL 1860-34, Lincoln dates rev) . . . . . . . . King 260
1865 Lincoln (Abraham) Memorial Medal (obv portrait
AL 1860-34, Lincoln dates within circle rev) . King 261
1865 Lincoln (Abraham) Latin Motto Memorial Medal (obv
AL 1860-34, Lincoln death date rev) . . . . . King 262
1865 Lincoln (Abraham) Memorial Medal (obv portrait
AL 1860-34, Lincoln date crossed branches rev). King 263
A R C H I V E S
DS Schenkman (David) Engravers, Diesinkers Databank.
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
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:2068.
I N T E R N E T R E F E E N C E S
Lovett Tokens &Medals by David Baldwin (accessed 1 March 2014):
http://lovetttokensmedals.com
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
P1 {1894} AJN (April) pp 104-106 [obit].
E3 {1902-30} Forrer 3:483.
S1 {1924} King 31-34, p 8; 260-263 37-38.
D15 {1957} Groce and Wallace, p 405.
S11 {1959} DeWitt, p 182-183, 261-263.
E10 {1970} Gladfelter. Civil War Die Sinkers. Journal of the Civil War Token Society
14:4 (Winter 1980) p 98.
E18 {1985} McSorley.
N31 {1992} Smith. American Numismatic Biographies, p 149.
S58 {1999} Rulau. Standard Catalog U.S. Tokens, p 192, 348;
NY 496 to NY 498, p 263, NY 500 to NY 503 264.
S61 {2002} Musante, p 4, 36.
N41 {2009} Reed (Fred). Abraham Lincoln,The Image of His Greatness, p 19.