Liberty Seated Dimes

Christian Gobrecht (December 23, 1785 – July 23, 1844) was third Chief Engraver of the United States Mint from 1835 until his death in 1844. He was responsible for the famous Seated Liberty designs, which were in turn the direct inspiration for the design of the Trade Dollar . . . -- Christian Gobrecht (Wikipedia)

. . . In 1842 A Manual of Gold and Silver Coins and Bullion, by Jacob Eckfeldt and William E. DuBois, appeared. The publication was illustrated by engravings prepared by Christian Gobrecht, who had achieved recognition several years earlier for his work with 1836 pattern silver dollars and Liberty seated coinage . . . -- The History of United States Coinage: As Illustrated by the Garrett Collection, by Q. David Bowers (1979)