Jack L. Ahr
Biography
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Served in the Army during the Korean War. Married to Harriet with three daughters. Attended Bowling Green State University. Resident of Arlington Heights, Illinois. Owner of Jack Ahr Design and Sales. He was the founder and first president of The Peoples Mint about 1975.
His design was selected by competition for the reverse of the Bicentennial Quarter Dollar. He also won the design competition for the obverse of the 1976 ANA medal.
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Source credit: Pete Smith, American Numismatic Biographies
Bio Snapshot
Date of Birth: 1931 - Jun - 23Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio
Date of Death: 2017 - Nov - 19