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New Perspectives: Welcome to American Voices and Visions

Your favorite pieces from SAAM’s collection are now on display alongside new works in the redesigned modern and contemporary galleries

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Anthony C. Paquet

born Hamburg, Germany 1814-died Philadelphia, PA 1882

Born: Hamburg, Germany
Died: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Nationalities: American

Biography: Anthony C. Paquet arrived in Philadelphia from Germany in 1848. He worked for the United States Mint as an assistant engraver from 1857 to 1864, a period when silver and gold mining in Mexico led to rapid changes in the coinage of Western nations. Paquet created portrait medals of George Washington and refinements to the design of the United States “Seated Liberty” half dime.