United States Pattern Coins: Experimental and Trial Pieces: Complete Source for History, Rarity, and Values

By J Hewitt Judd

Pattern rare, mysterious, and beautiful. These seldom-seen experimental pieces illustrate the trials, struggles, and backstate intrigue that preceeded so many of the U.S. Mint's regular-issue coins. In the Tenth Edition of United States Pattern Coins, renowned author Q. David Bowers offers a fascinating inside look at the history, rarity, and market values of America's rarest coins. Hardcover, color, 352 pages.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgments Foreword Preface Introduction User's Guide Patterns Appendix A: Die and Hub Trials and Splashers Appendix B: Mint Errors Appendix C: Pieces Not of Mint Origin Appendix D: Pattern Coinage Metals Appendix E: Rarities and Curiosities Endnotes Bibliography and Suggested Reading

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0794822533
• ISBN13: 9780794822538
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Whitman Publishing
• Length: 341 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"