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Kevin Lipton's 1792 Eagle on Globe Quarter Copper Pattern
Catbert
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I was watching this video interview at CoinWorld of Kevin Lipton:
https://coinworld.com/news/us-coins/2019/02/cwtls-kevin-lipton.html
where he talked about his love for his acquired 1792 quarter copper pattern (the better of 2 made):
As he stated in his interview, this design was in such conflict with the "witch" like design of Liberty for our early copper coinage. I agree with him that the pattern's depiction is beautiful on both sides, but reflected on how Liberty's neck is so different on the pattern compared to the later massive neck of the Matron Head coins of 24 years later 
Any other thoughts you'd share on Lipton's pattern and its design? Too bad it wasn't used!
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Gorgeous
It should be shipped immediately to me for evaluation.
Thanks for posting, had not taken a close look until now. Beautiful, ahead of its time for the US anyway.
He's right though as Miss Liberty on a 1793 Chain Cent could be Mister Liberty.
Incredibly gorgeous!
Beautiful! I see that the engraver,Wright, died of yellow fever in 1793.
Very nice, I like it !!!
Absolutely beautiful; a lucky man for sure.
I will gladly take the other one.
You’ll need to break into the museum then!
"She comes out of the sun in a silk dress,
running like a water color in the rain...."
Oh well once again I do without. That's ok I usually do without.
My favorite single example in the whole 1792 set (Kevin Lipton's Birch cent comes close). Aesthetically compelling with fabulous color when tilted in hand. Definitely an outlier from a design perspective, and not as popular as the others due to a complete lack of availability.
This is a great coin with an illustrious pedigree including Vergil Brand, Judd and Abe Kosoff.
The following is from Heritage in 2015 which also has 3 videos on this coin:
https://coins.ha.com/itm/patterns/1792-p25c-copper-quarter-dollar-judd-12-pollock-14-ms63-brown-ngc-cac/a/1216-5511.s?ic4=GalleryView-ShortDescription-071515
Here's the envelope this coin was stored in. I wonder if Kevin has this?
The Eagle is so Bolshoi graceful
The character of both designs is far removed from any of the other 1792 pieces - or any others in the early period - I wonder if we have the correct engraver/diesinker attribution.
I wonder if Pierre-Simon-Benjamin Duvivier or Pierre-Joseph Tiolier might be considered candidates. Both portrait and eagle are of the light, post-Revolutionary realist style.
Do I hear another research project in the making?
Nope. I can handle 18th century English; but 18th century French seems much worse. The designs appear to have no connection to any imported "American" medallists/engravers. Skills necessary to control the portrait indicate professional work.
Doesnt do it for me. I would prefer many other coins.
that's different and go like it. thanks for sharing
This thread reminded me that I picked this up at the ANA in Philly this summer.
I just tossed it into my backpack and apologize for its condition.
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