Post your patterns
Boosibri
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I stumbled down the pattern rabbit hole because if you don’t buy them when you can, you won’t have the chance to buy them when you start to collect them later… post your patterns
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Nice coins!!
I have a prototype Vatican 1 Euro (or is it 2 Euro) somewhere. I must have bought that around 20 years ago (hopefully it's toned mad but I doubt it). I'll try to find it for a pic.
Peace
Oy vey!
You can say that about anything. Just admit it. You’re in love!
1876 GERMANY Empire Silver 2 Mark Uniface Pattern
Of course, I kid @Boosibri. Those are fabulous patterns. I’m glad he fell down the rabbit hole and think those are great additions to a great collection. I’m just so sorry about the Portales. I’m probably more sad than @Boosibri!
In the past, I would have been competition on them, but since coin prices have escalated so much, I find myself staying in my swim lane these days. I’ve learned the hard way, you can’t spread yourself too thin.
1926 Great Britain Peace Crown Pattern:
1926 Great Britain 2 Shillings or Florin Rose Pattern:
Well, just Love coins, period.
Korea 1886
I’ve still been unable to find the 1910 listed anywhere else,
Latin American Collection
Great Britain Unique experimental fantasy pattern 1937 in Bronze Copper
1718 farthing in silver (not the unique copper piece from Cope). I made the decision not to bid on that copper piece because it had been cleaned.
This coin came to you from me (via HA).
I like it because it is hard to find such dramatic large size mint error. If this is a US coin it will cost 10 times higher.
No patterns in my collection. Should I fix that?
Of course. Everyone needs some patterns. (And medals. And tokens.)
They help to tell the story.
Conder Token Gallery https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMCiunai6NjOxoo3zREkCsAnNm4vONzieO3u7tHyhm8peZmRD_A0MXmnWT2dzJ-nw?key=Rlo2YklUSWtEY1NWc3BfVm90ZEUwU25jLUZueG9n
Is there a book on Mexican patterns? And if so is it a book worth owning?
I found this one is this the go to book?
It’s on cuartillios
Latin American Collection
The problem is that nearly all of them were already bought... by you!
A dealer once told me that if coins don’t trade, people can’t collect them and thus there is no interest and prices don’t rise.
It seems logical. That’s why I started selling my dups.
This is only a problem with Latin America, where surviving populations are low.
Maybe @MrEureka can comment?
Tell that to Dunigan and Max
Latin American Collection
Perhaps someone would be kind enough to post a picture of PCGS #46339015. It is a handsome coin from the Huntington collection ; possibly unique and described as a pattern of the unadopted Isabel II gold design type and struck in silver.
Wonderful piece
Latin American Collection
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Agreed, more or less. When one collector dominates a market, other collectors become discouraged and choose to collect something else. Then, when the dominant collector sells, other collectors seize the opportunity to start collecting the coins. The Simpson collection of U.S. patterns is a perfect example, in both ways. And in world coins, the dispersal of Richard Stuart’s collection of Central American coins is a textbook example of how a fresh supply of coins can turn a ghost town of a market into a bullish feeding frenzy. Of course it doesn’t always play out like that. Sometimes, the big collector decides to sell and nobody cares.
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
Uniface Canada 1858 Cent Pattern (PC-2). Ex Farouk and Norweb. About six of these known.
http://www.victoriancent.com
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
Wow amazing coin congrats on owning such a coin!!! I am Canadian and never even seen one these before (collected Canadian coins for over 10 years).
Would you mind me asking the value is on such a coin? If not I understand.
A nice one turned up in a sale in Europe a few months ago and brought about US$23K all in. More than I thought it was worth if for resale, but I suppose it’s just about priceless to a serious collector.
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
Thanks MrEureka much appreciated!!!
I paid less than that for mine, but that was nearly ten years .
@MrEureka - do you have an auction link? I did not see that one. Thanks in advance.
http://www.victoriancent.com
Double duty as the only known 1920 Great Britain proof shilling, but also technically a pattern since this has the "duck tailed" edge milling. Extreme rarity, especially with regards to the first bit.
Well, just Love coins, period.