Results Set Record for the Firm's Highest Grossing Auction Sale in its 90+ Year History.
Patterns (1982) Values
The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Patterns (1982) series of Pattern Coinage in the U.S. Coins contains 3 distinct entries with CPG® values between $1,650.00 and $3,600.00.
History and Overview
In 1982, the Martha Washington fantasy design used in 1965 was employed to test a new composition for the cent coinage before there was a change from bronze to copper-coated zinc. Seemingly, these dies were used within the Mint and also by private entities to test various concepts. These have been tentatively attributed to 1982 but may have been made at other times as well.
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.





