US Pattern Coins "Welcome to the home of The Society of U.S. Pattern Collectors!" "For those of you not familiar with this fascinating area of numismatics, patterns are prototypes for coins that, for the most part, were never approved for circulation. Most patterns are very rare, some unique, and others unknown outside of museums." "The United States Mint produced well over a thousand different patterns, as well as many die trial and experimental pieces. Despite the great rarity of many of these individual items, the great variety makes the series surprisingly collectible." US Patterns.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
