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Stella
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Please share your patterns or trial pieces from any country.
Here is a Frence Essai 10 Centimes that has joined the "flock" (pun intended!).
Coin collector since childhood and New York Numismatist at Heritage Auctions.
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Droz pattern halfpenny restrike, Peck-991.
Conder Token Gallery https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMCiunai6NjOxoo3zREkCsAnNm4vONzieO3u7tHyhm8peZmRD_A0MXmnWT2dzJ-nw?key=Rlo2YklUSWtEY1NWc3BfVm90ZEUwU25jLUZueG9n
Some offmetal (Silver) pattern strikes of Frankfurt Ducats ...
1790 1/2 Ducat
1790 1 Ducat
1790 2 Ducats
My World Coin Type Set
I shared this last year in case someone had more information about it - the obverse design by Pillard, but the reverse appears to be the version by Montagny. So I'm not sure how the mule is referenced. Does anyone have the Mazard book? My old Gadoury only lists the types by artist.
I like the obverse die breaks.
ATS referenced Mazard-1349
Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association
While only penny and twopence cartwheel pieces ultimately went into production, patterns of similar designs were produced for both the farthing and halfpenny.
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Recently arrivals: Romania 1930 20 Lei Pair, both London mint proofs, both ex-Pretoria mint museum, both very rare, only 2 known to commerce, possibly another in the Royal Mint Museum (collection not searchable). These were struck at Paris, Heaton, KN, and London (no mm). IMO, for non-Commonwealth issues, silver proofs of record from this period were saved by VIP recipients and turn up about once a decade, but minors were ignored/spent/trashed and are not to be found.
Mihai I KM50 PCGS PR65. The only other recorded example (ex-Melbourne mint though not noted by NGC, spotted NGC PF64) sold for 1000 pounds hammer London coins 2017, a respectable but not the most visible venue.
**Carol II KM51 PCGS PR66. ** Only other example I could find was a heavily spotted NGC PR63 ex-Melbourne sold by DNW. A Paris mint 10L, still rare but obtainable in PR67 hammered $1500 HA.
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Impressive @MrEureka
1951 UK Proof striking of Australia 1/2 penny with "PL" mm, rare and finest graded (next best PR64RB), HA sold partial 4 pc set $50k all in.)
Thought the mm story worth telling: At the start of Korean War, USA decided it literally needed to buy all the wool in the world for cold weather uniforms, overheating the Australian economy into its highest inflation ever and a need for small change over what could be locally made. Millions of coins were struck in the UK, normally w/o mm, but the no mm type was already taken up by the "no dot" Australian coins. So, the "PL" minmark, taken from Roman issues last made in London in the fourth century (Percussa Londinensis) was used. A small number of proofs or prototypes were made for the The Deputy Master of the Melbourne Mint who visited London in 1951.
“ETHIOPIA EMPRESS ZAUDITU 1917 RARE GOLD PATTERN of the Empress who preceded the well-known Haile Selassie. As far as I know, the 1917 series in various sizes were the only ones depicting a specific woman of color since Roman times (the 1886 Madagascar and 1898 Hawaii issues were fantasies made for collectors, not actual patterns for a proposed coinage). Denomination in the reverse exergue is always effaced (as issued by the Addis Ababa mint) because the pattern dies were engraved for the obverse portrait only, the reverse a normal 1/32 birr of Menelik I. Gold, 4.85 grams.
This is a pattern 1839 Half Sovereign struck in silver. Two known, finest of these.
Well, just Love coins, period.
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The 1961 French design competition produced 7 patterns. I put a set in a custom holder so you could examine them all at once. The selected design (1962-2001) used two different designers - the obverse by Lagriffoul and the reverse by Dieudonné.
Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association
Egypt. Rarity. Paris Mint proof of the new type (smaller diameter, no flower right of toughra) 10 Qirsh silver AH1277/4 (1863), and a one year type for all denominations with this design. Gem proof with deeply reflective surfaces & cabinet toning: excuse the poor photography.
Minted while the French were trying to build the Suez Canal before the period of British domination. The only other pre-1916 Egyptian silver proofs of any date or any denomination that have been recorded are either Berlin (W) or Heaton (H) mint. However, Paris Mint proofs of base metal para 1277//4 exist and do turn up. 1277//4 gold coinage is extremely rare but recorded though in business strike only. This coin was examined by Joe Lang of Stephen Album who validated it as a proof/pattern and said it was the first he had heard of or seen.
This one got me started on Egyption Proofs years ago, especially neat IMO:
Imaging session did not go well for the reverse of this specimen coronation medal.
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Quick question about the above - how is it different than the standard Matte issue? Probably missing something here...
Well, just Love coins, period.
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@7Jaguars. In retrospect, probably no difference. Conflating specimen strike with pattern or trial. (PCGS SP62).
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Not to bore anybody, but the reason I asked is that I used to have a two piece pattern obverse silver set from the DeSaulles estate that had the UK and Colonial type obverses (stolen by ex-wife, so gone now) and didn't see the markers from that one.
Well, just Love coins, period.
1980 MW Poland, 200 Złotych, XIII Winter Olympics.
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1831 1/2 sovereign pattern in Barton's Metal.
-Rare, quite possibly unique as a uniface striking of a one-year-proof-only type.
-NGC older holder PF65 Ultra Cameo and fully deserving.
-Baldwin's Bentley sale had an 1830 full Sovereign (first year of that too) also in Barton's metal, NGC graded PF62 (hairlined), It had been purchased from Randy Weir in 2003. The extensive write-up (possibly by Randy) postulated that it was the designer's (Merlen) personal coin (Wyon did the obverse). Same reasoning would apply here.
I was pleased with the condition and price when it arrived, though value of unique items is, of course, a slippery thing.
Learned something new today, thanks @Que_sai_je !
8 Reales Madness Collection
Thanks to everyone for adding more to the thread! So many interesting types.
@Que_sai_je , that is really neat. I have never seen something like this before.
Gobrecht's Engraved Mature Head Large Cent Model
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Neat little coin ex one of the great collectors of all time c.1922, also ex-Schulman NY c.1960 H. D. Gibbs. Ferrari had coins made to order from mints c.1875-1900. This type was never struck in proof, so, I surmise he had one made. Unrecorded in modern references. I really like the faded tag in fountain pen ink, makes the coin IMO.
I think it's fitting to post my new acquisition to this post by @Stella since she was the one who allowed me to view this HK Sale coin in the NYC Heritage offices.
NGC MS64BN. 1899 (Meiji 32) 5 Rin pattern, ex-Jacobs. This was a Meiji pattern that was ultimately issued under emperor Taisho in 1916. [NB: Jacobs obtained this coin in ~1945 and it was most likely red at the time. Unfortunately, his SDB was subject to moisture at some point and many of his copper coins got this somewhat dingy look to them. It's not that bad in hand, and there is no actual corrosion. It certainly matches my other Jacobs patterns of the Taisho era.]
Thanks @Stella! Your efforts were not for naught!
Edited to add: 1 Rin = 1/1000 Yen
1894 El Salvador Peso copper proof struck in El Salvador, unlike post-1896 issues.
Rare: I have seen several of the 1893 dated pieces (including the Richard Stuart coin) , but this is the first 1894 I have come across, either in person or in a list/auction.
Just back from the beach. Love the toning. One of my very favorite coin designs. The silver version was the first circulating crown of the world struck on a steam press. Matthew Boulton and James Watt took a money-losing order from the Sierra Leone Company for only 800 $1 coins in order to showcase the quality of their product.
One of my favorites!
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
That pattern from Peru is beautiful!
That's the ex-Millennia specimen. Did it find it's way to you?
I've had it all along.
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
I've got a couple of these now but this is the better of the two.
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Here's one that I don't own. Wish I did!
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
Thanks for the shout out, @pruebas ! Apparently I have been away from the forums for too long.
I am very happy that you were successful. Congrats!
It is fun to see such a variety of patterns! Thanks to everyone who posted since I last visited.
Pre-series Ar pattern with raised "PROVA DI STAMPA" above quadriga. Real pretty coin. First one of these I have encountered. Unique as type @ NGC, with only one also @ PCGS. Guessing mintage of <50. FS. PM if interested.
Here is a fun one I have in an old NGC Fatty MS64 holder: