Summary: Chris Costello is not only a US Mint Artist Infusion Program coin designer, but is also the creator of the Papyrus font. Costello developed the font shortly after completing his undergraduate degree in 1982. Since then, the font has appeared as a standard choice on hundreds of millions of computers around the world. A recent Saturday Night Live skit thrust Chris and Papyrus into the media spotlight. We talk about coin design, the importance of typography on coins, his recent brush with fame, and his reaction to a vocal minority of people that have spoken out against the 225th Anniversary gold coin from the US mint, a coin that bears his reverse design. *** This CoinWeek podcast is brought to you by PCGS. Travel back in time to the emergence of the premier third-party coin grading company. For limited time, collectors can secure their coins with throwback versions of the first four PCGS label generations. Visit PCGS dot com slash generation series to get started. CoinWeek is the #1 website online for news and information about numismatics. The CoinWeek Podcast was the 2016 NLG Winner for Best Audio Program. CoinWeek has also won the NLG Award for best numismatic website 5 years running! Copyright © CoinWeek 2017 COINWeek is the most advanced independent on-line media source for print and video Rare Coin and Currency news; with analysis and information contributed by leading experts across the numismatic spectrum. More news and videos about coin collecting at CoinWeek.
