Does the mint still make patters? Are there any modern patterns around?

dan1ecu

How about state quarter patterns in copper or aluminum? When they switched from the Eisenhower Dollar to the SBA Dollar, were there trials done first? Does anyone have any modern patterns to show?

Dan

Cam40

I remember seeing the Pattern for a new Dollar coin.It looked alot like a Peace Dollar.

The new Dollar coin that would become the SBA that is.

Cam40

And there are some Patterns for the Sac Dollar I did see somewhere on the net I think.....

FC57Coins

There are still patterns, but the mint quit making them available to collectors in the 1910s I believe. For some reason 1916 sticks in my mind. Some patterns have made it out of the mint (the one I'm thinking about is the Martha Washington trial quarter and the 1974 aluminium cent) but other than those, I'm not aware of any patterns that are out legally.

Frank

cosmicdebris

Would the Ike with no mint mark be considered a pattern? You know the one Ford had.

MrEureka

Here's a good place to start learning about more recent patterns:

uspatterns.com

cladking

It's also believed that some of the roller press "coins" struck by
nonsense dies still exist. There are numerous "patterns" struck
by private companies for consideration as a replacement for silver
back in 1965. These were made by INCO, Olin Brass, and even
the Franklin Mint. The Martha Washington dies have been used
for dozens of different test pieces, though most may not exist.

JD

Remember reading that five guys in congress were given SBA patterns in an effort to sell them on the coin's design, etc. Think the coins were accompanied by mint security which promptly secured the return of them after the review session was completed. Don't know what happended to them afterwards. Remember the article suggesting they could command tens of thousands from collectors if 'misplaced' and resurfaced in the market. Haven't heard anything about quarter patterns or modern comm patterns.