Harold Holzer's collection on the (auction) block

[David Lockmiller]

(09-20-2018 09:17 AM)RJNorton Wrote:  https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/w...333249002/

This article reads in part:

The 1907 bronze relief by sculptor Victor D. Brenner came to the attention of President Theodore Roosevelt who wanted the U.S. Mint to honor the centennial of Lincoln's 1809 birth by placing him on the cent piece, the first circulating coin to honor a U.S. president.

(If you look through a magnifying glass at Lincoln's shoulder on the penny, you'll see the sculptor's initials, VDB.)

The Brenner sculpture measures 7 x 9½ inches and is mounted on green marble.

Recently, The New York Times published a review of Doris Kearns Goodwin's new book:The True Grit of Four American Presidents - LEADERSHIP In Turbulent Times.

The review begins: “The story of Theodore Roosevelt is the story of a small boy who read about great men and decided he wanted to be like them.”

The acclaimed presidential biographer Doris Kearns Goodwin quotes this line from “The Boys’ Life of Theodore Roosevelt,” a 1918 volume by Hermann Hagedorn, one of Roosevelt’s earliest biographers.

President Roosevelt took on the monopolists of his time and he won. And, the well-being of this democracy was much better for this victory. President Roosevelt's principal inspiration was President Abraham Lincoln.

Listed as Lot 163 in the upcoming auction, the Brenner sculpture is expected to fetch $1,500 to $2,500.

I wish that I had a spare $2,500.

LincolnMan, this is one "Lincoln and Roosevelt" collectable that any woman's (sorry about that previous omission, Laurie and Eva) and/or man's children should want to have.