Elizabeth Jones (engraver)

Elizabeth Jones (born May 31, 1935)[1] was the eleventh Chief Engraver of the United States Mint, holding this position from 1981 until her resignation in 1991.

[2] Jones was just 46 when President Ronald Reagan appointed her as Chief Engraver, making her the first woman to hold this post.

Her talent and distinctive style, which she describes as "mildly abstract," had earned her a lengthy series of commissions from such prestigious clients as The Franklin Mint, Medallic Art Company and the Judaic Heritage Society.

When Frank Gasparro retired in 1981 after 16 years as chief engraver, friends in the art world and in Washington, D.C., urged her to apply.

[4] In an article, “Her mark is on the coinage”, by Judy Klemesrud, The New York Times, June 26, 1983: ”She said she became interested in the rather obscure field of medallion making after meeting Renato Signorini,[5] an Italian sculptor now deceased, who designed the official medal for the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.