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

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