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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Patterns (1836-1862) series of Pattern Coinage in the U.S. Coins contains 42 distinct entries with CPG® values between $2,500.00 and $150,000.00.
Pattern coins are experimental pieces that were produced by the United States Mint and served as prototypes of eventual coins. The popular reference United States Pattern Coins by J. Hewitt Judd lists some 2,000 types of pattern coins made since 1792, meaning those who collect pattern coins have plenty of objectives to keep them busy.

Unlike regular-issue coins, which are distributed into circulation through banks or sold by the US Mint directly to collectors and dealers, pattern coins were never necessarily intended to leave mint property. Often, pattern coins were clandestinely seized by their designers and engravers and sold to their friends or coin dealers. In other cases, patterns that were passed around to lawmakers for approval sometimes never made it back to US Mint officials and later passed on down within families or sold to numismatists.

Eventually, US Mint officials heightened guard on pattern coins, and thus pieces dating after the 19th century are rarely found outside museums or academic settings. Pattern coins are quite collectible, and many pieces are rare. Sometimes, coins that have long masqueraded as regular-issue pieces are patterns that have never been officially attributed as patterns. Thus, it pays to closely examine all coins -- especially older pieces -- to ensure they are not really pattern coins that have simply gone unnoticed.

Catalog Detail

  Patterns (1836-1862) Value Range Favorite
Patterns (1836-1862) Value Range  
1861 DT1c J-274 PR BN
-
 
1861 DT1c J-274 PR RB
-
 
1861 DT1c J-274 PR RD
-
 
1861 DT25c J-275 PR BN
-
 
1861 DT25c J-275 PR RB
-
 
1861 DT25c J-275 PR RD
-
 
1861 DT25c J-276 PR
-
 
1861 P50c J-277 PR
$8,000
-
$18,700
$8,000 - $18,700
1861 P50c J-277 PR CAM
$12,600
-
$15,100
$12,600 - $15,100
1861 P50c J-277 PR DCAM
$15,000
-
$18,000
$15,000 - $18,000
1861 P50c J-278 PR BN
$3,130
-
$8,250
$3,130 - $8,250
1861 P50c J-278 PR RB
$4,500
-
$8,250
$4,500 - $8,250
1861 P50c J-278 PR RD
-
 
1861 P50c J-279 PR
$3,440
-
$9,750
$3,440 - $9,750
1861 P50c J-279 PR DCAM
-
 
1861 P50c J-280 PR BN
$2,500
-
$12,100
$2,500 - $12,100
1861 P50c J-280 PR RB
$8,000
-
$11,700
$8,000 - $11,700
1861 DT$2 J-281 PR
$16,800
-
$25,900
$16,800 - $25,900

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1861 P$2 1/2 J-282 PR BN
$3,750
-
$4,500
$3,750 - $4,500
1861 P$2 1/2 J-282 PR RB
$4,250
-
$5,100
$4,250 - $5,100
1861 P$2 1/2 J-282 PR RD
-
 
1861 P$5 J-283 PR BN
$5,630
-
$12,200
$5,630 - $12,200
1861 P$5 J-283 PR RB
$15,600
-
$18,700
$15,600 - $18,700
1861 P$5 J-283 PR RD
$19,200
-
$23,000
$19,200 - $23,000
1861 P$10 J-284 PR
$4,380
-
$9,750
$4,380 - $9,750
1861 P$10 J-285 PR BN
$4,690
-
$7,500
$4,690 - $7,500
1861 P$10 J-285 PR RB
-
 
1861 P$10 J-285 PR RD
-
 
1861 P$10 J-285, Gilt PR
$3,880
-
$11,300
$3,880 - $11,300
1861 P$10 J-286 PR
-
 
1861 P$10 J-287 PR BN
$7,500
-
$17,300
$7,500 - $17,300
1861 P$10 J-287 PR RB
-
 
1861 P$10 J-287 PR RD
-
 
1861 P$10 J-287, Gilt PR
$11,900
-
$13,700
$11,900 - $13,700
1861 P$20 J-288 PR BN
$150,000
-
$150,000
$150,000 - $150,000
1861 P$20 J-288 PR RB
-
 
1861 P$20 J-288 PR RD
-
 
1861 P$20 J-288, Gilt PR
-
 
1861 P$20 J-289 PR BN
$79,200
-
$108,000
$79,200 - $108,000
1861 P$20 J-289 PR RB
-
 
1861 P$20 J-289 PR RD
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Greysheet Catalog Details

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Patterns (1836-1862) series of Pattern Coinage in the U.S. Coins contains 42 distinct entries with CPG® values between $2,500.00 and $150,000.00.
Pattern coins are experimental pieces that were produced by the United States Mint and served as prototypes of eventual coins. The popular reference United States Pattern Coins by J. Hewitt Judd lists some 2,000 types of pattern coins made since 1792, meaning those who collect pattern coins have plenty of objectives to keep them busy.

Unlike regular-issue coins, which are distributed into circulation through banks or sold by the US Mint directly to collectors and dealers, pattern coins were never necessarily intended to leave mint property. Often, pattern coins were clandestinely seized by their designers and engravers and sold to their friends or coin dealers. In other cases, patterns that were passed around to lawmakers for approval sometimes never made it back to US Mint officials and later passed on down within families or sold to numismatists.

Eventually, US Mint officials heightened guard on pattern coins, and thus pieces dating after the 19th century are rarely found outside museums or academic settings. Pattern coins are quite collectible, and many pieces are rare. Sometimes, coins that have long masqueraded as regular-issue pieces are patterns that have never been officially attributed as patterns. Thus, it pays to closely examine all coins -- especially older pieces -- to ensure they are not really pattern coins that have simply gone unnoticed.

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