Results Set Record for the Firm's Highest Grossing Auction Sale in its 90+ Year History.
Patterns (1808) Values
The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Patterns (1808) series of Pattern Coinage in the U.S. Coins contains 2 distinct entries with CPG® values between $26,000.00 and $26,000.00.
History and Overview
Patterns of 1808 are private restrikes made in the 1860s or later from dies discarded by the Mint as scrap metal. These dies existed into the 20th century, and may exist now, but information concerning their restriking is not known.
Collecting Perspective
These private restrikes come on the market at widely spaced intervals and are desirable for what they are. The surfaces of the coins are rough due to rust on the dies.
Greysheet News
While reviewing the initial results in various categories of recent auctions, my initial take is that the sales were moderate to strong.
More than 300 lots, consisting of high quality Walking Liberty half dollars from the Mack C. Chase Collection are set to cross the auction block as part of Stack's Bowers Galleries' November Showcase Auction, the official auction of the Whitman Expo.





