Charles L. Vickers sculpted many coin designs during his years as a sculptor/engraver for the U.S. Mint. He was born in Camp County, Texas, on July 16, 1937, the son of a building contractor,Horace Ellington Vickers (1904-1971) and Ellie Lawrence Vickers (1906-1993).

Vickers served in the United States Army with the 101st Airborne Division from 1957 through1959. He studied at the Art Students League and Frank Reilly School of Art, the Pratt Instituteand the School of Visual Arts. He was a member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts.

A job with the Franklin Mint had him move to Philadelphia in 1976. He started a studio there in1985. Also in 1985, he was employed as a senior graphic designer for Thomas J. Paul, Inc.

The reverse of the Lincoln Memorial cent was changed in 2009. The Philadelphia Inquirer hadan article on September 23, 2008, featuring Vickers and his design for one of the new reverses.

Charles Vickers sculpted the models for these coins during his career as sculptor-engraver at theUnited States Mint December 29, 2003, until retirement on March 31, 2016:

Congressional Gold Medals

Private Medal Commissions

After leaving the Mint, Vickers signed coin labels for NGC. Poor health with Parkinson's limitedhis activities in recent years. He died on December 30, 2022, and is survived by his wife, Normaand son Jamie.

To read an earlier E-Sylum article, see:
SCULPTOR-ENGRAVER VICKERS RETIRES FROM MINT(https://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v19n15a11.html)