I think this has to be one of my favorite patterns...

vega1

I think this is one of the most attractive patterns I have ever seen. I love it!


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TavernTreasures

Beautiful design.

Bunker

BigBuffaloGuy

<< <i>I think this is one of the most attractive patterns I have ever seen. I love it!


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Not a bad price either. You should try and purchase that beauty. You won't likely regret it. Think of it as a saving.

millennium

Man...you have to get it...life is short and it's a great pattern...

Cladiator

I can honestly say I've never seen that before in my life. I'm not a big fan of the obverse but the reverse is simply amazing!

Here is my vote for the coolest pattern ever. Description from uspatterns.com and photos from the Heritage archive.




<< <i>J1065/P1200
The Longacre design with stars combined with the "Standard Reverse" design of 1870. This was apparently implemented by William Barber as Longacre died in 1869.

These were sold as part of complete sets from the half dime to the silver dollar. To view the set,
click here.

This is the most common of the 4 Longacre designs of this year with slightly over a dozen known. A complete set of this design is in the Smithsonian and the Eliasberg set was sold individually.

This design was also struck in copper J1066/P1201 with about a half dozen known, aluminum J1067/P1202 with fewer than 3 confirmed and nickel J1067A/P1203. This latter coin is unique and was originally in the Judson Brenner collection and was displayed at the 1914 ANS exhibition. >>

Cladiator

Hey vega...

Sorry for hijacking your thread man. To get it back to your coin here is the description given of it at uspatterns.com




<< <i>J561/P622
Examples of this design are known as follows:

Aluminum with plain edge J561/P622 It is believed that 100 of these were struck per J. Colvin Randall.

Aluminum with reeded edge J562/P623 About a dozen are known.

Copper with plain edge J563/P624 Less than half a dozen are known.

Copper with reeded edge J564/P625 Less than half a dozen are known.

Copper obverse hub trials JA1867-8/P3308 and JA1867-9/P3311 as well as lead obverse JA1867-10/P3314 and reverse JA1867-11/P3317 die trials are also known to exist. >>

Barndog

<< <i>Hey vega...

Sorry for hijacking your thread man. To get it back to your coin here is the description given of it at uspatterns.com >>



Just for that, please provide an apology coin to all who have posted to this thread.

IGWT

RKKay

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Nice coin, Lou.

IGWT

Thanks, Rick (although you'd be hard pressed to say otherwise at this point ). I'm not sure if I ever told you that I found a copy of the Stack's catalogue of the Rothschild collection.

RKKay

<< <i>Thanks, Rick (although you'd be hard pressed to say otherwise at this point ). I'm not sure if I ever told you that I found a copy of the Stack's catalogue of the Rothschild collection. >>

vega1

Thanks for posting that IGWT. I like the pattern even more now that I've seen another example of it. Amazing coin. I just can't get over how much I love that reverse.

I have always been partial to Longacre's designs (especially the 3 cent nickel). If I could afford that baby on Anaconda's site I would buy it in a heart beat. For now I'll just have to admire it from afar and hope I can see one in person sometime.

Cladiator, interesting link. Too bad about the fingerprints(?) on that quarter pattern though.

Bear

It is strange, that more times then not, the most beautiful

designs for coins, never made it into production.