Charles Schlecht | |
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| Born | Stuttgart Germany |
| Occupation | Engraver |
| Years active | 1859-1905 |
| Known for | Banknote engraving |
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Charles Schlecht (1843-1905) was an engraver at the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing. He did the engraving for the 1896 Educational Series one-dollar bill: History Instructing Youth.
He was born in Stuttgart Germany on June 11, 1843. When he was nine years old he emigrated to the United States with his family. [1] His family settled in New York. [2] In 1859 he began work as an apprentice engraver for the American Banknote Company. [1]
In addition to producing engravings for currency, he also produced other etchings such as Eyes to the blind and The Wish. [1] He engraved the portrait of New York Governor William L. Marcy for the United States one-thousand-dollar bill. The portrait appeared on the series from 1878-91. One example of a A Series 1891 $1,000 silver certificate sold for US$2.6m in June 2013. [3]
In 1895 his salary at the BEP was $6,000 (equivalent to $219,744in 2023) per year. [4] He did the engraving for the obverse of the United States one-dollar bill for the 1896 Educational Series: History Instructing Youth. [5] [6]
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