Biographical dictionary of medallists: coin, gem, and seal-engravers, mint-masters, &c., ancient and modern, with references to their works B. C. 500-A. D. 1900; compiled by L. Forrer ...

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BARBA, F. (Span.). Contemporary Die-sinker of Barcelona, and
author of various commemorative medals of the Barcelona Exhibition, I888.
BARBER, CHARLES E. (B.D.M., Vol. I, I904, p. 122). Chiefengraver of the United States Mint at Philadelphia, died suddenly
on Sunday, February I8, I917, aged 77 years. He was born in
London in I840, and was appointed an assistant at the Philadelphia
Mint in I869, becoming chief-engraver in I880, upon the death of
his father, William Barber, who held the position from I869 to
I879. Barber cut the dies for a number of the Pattern series, and is
said to have possessed a splendid collection of these pieces.
Further medallic productions by this artist are: Portrait-medal
of the Hon. Franklin Mac Veagh; - Portrait-medal of President
Wilson, 1913.
Designed the Panama-Pacific Commemorative Half Dollar, I915
(issue limited to 200,000) and Quarter Eagle ($ 2 |) gold (issue
limited to I0,ooo) and engraved dies for these coins, as well as the
One Dollar gold (designed by Charles Keck) and Quintuple Eagle
(designed by Robert Aitken). By this artist are also the new Cuban
coins, I9I5. AN. 5 Peso; AIR. Peso, 40, 20, Io Centavos, Nickel 5,
2 and I Centavos.
Under Barber's supervision, if not by him, were engraved in 19I4,
the following Award Medals of the Army and Navy of the United
States:
Division Individual Rifle Competition; AR. (38 mill.); - Division Rifle Team Comrpetition; E. (38 mill.); - Division Pistol
Competition;- National Rifle Match for Military Schools; AL oval
plaque, 30 X 41 mill.;- Award for Civilian Rifle Matches of
National Board for Promotion of Rifle Practice; AE Plaque, 32 X
46 mill.; -- Nicaraguan Campaign Medal, Navy; AE (33 mill.);
-Award of Congress to Officers and Crew of S.S. Kroonland for
Rescue of survivors of the Volturno, 1913; IE (38 mill.).
BARBER, J. (B.D.M., Vol. I., I904, p. 122). By this Engraver
is the Pattern Sixpence (or Shilling), of George IV., Obv. only,
reproduced here, and signed: BARBER F.; also a Portrait-medallion
of George, Prince Regent, 1814, published by Rundell, Bridge and
Rundell.

Pattern Sixpence (or Shilling) of George IV.