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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Patterns (1872) series of Pattern Coinage in the U.S. Coins contains 177 distinct entries with CPG® values between $5,000.00 and $2,500,000.00. Pattern coins are experimental pieces that were produced by the United States Mint and served as prototypes of eventual

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Patterns (1872) series of Pattern Coinage in the U.S. Coins contains 177 distinct entries with CPG® values between $5,000.00 and $2,500,000.00.

Pattern coins are experimental pieces that were produced by the United States Mint and served as prototypes of eventual coins. The popular reference United States Pattern Coins by J. Hewitt Judd lists some 2,000 types of pattern coins made since 1792, meaning those who collect pattern coins have plenty of objectives to keep them busy. Unlike regular-issue coins, which are distributed into circulation through banks or sold by the US Mint directly to collectors and dealers, pattern coins were never necessarily intended to leave mint property. Often, pattern coins were clandestinely seized by their designers and engravers and sold to their friends or coin dealers. In other cases, patterns that were passed around to lawmakers for approval sometimes never made it back to US Mint officials and later passed on down within families or sold to numismatists. Eventually, US Mint officials heightened guard on pattern coins, and thus pieces dating after the 19th century are rarely found outside museums or academic settings. Pattern coins are quite collectible, and many pieces are rare. Sometimes, coins that have long masqueraded as regular-issue pieces are patterns that have never been officially attributed as patterns. Thus, it pays to closely examine all coins -- especially older pieces -- to ensure they are not really pattern coins that have simply gone unnoticed.

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1872 P1c Aluminum, J-1181 PR
Value Range: $26,500 - $36,000
$26,500 - $36,000
1872 P1c Aluminum, J-1181 PR CAM
Value Range: $32,000 - $38,400
$32,000 - $38,400

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1872 P25c Amazonian, Aluminum, J-1197 PR
Value Range: $60,000 - $86,400
$60,000 - $86,400
1872 P25c Amazonian, Aluminum, J-1197 PR CAM
Value Range: $64,000 - $93,600
$64,000 - $93,600
1872 P50c Amazonian, Silver, J-1200 PR
Value Range: $45,000 - $75,000
$45,000 - $75,000
1872 P50c Amazonian, Copper, J-1201 PR BN
Value Range: $19,500 - $30,000
$19,500 - $30,000
1872 P$1 Amazonian, Silver, J-1205 PR
Value Range: $38,000 - $150,000
$38,000 - $150,000
1872 P$1 Amazonian, Silver, J-1205 PR CAM
Value Range: $150,000 - $180,000
$150,000 - $180,000

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1872 P$1 Copper, J-1210 PR BN
Value Range: $20,000 - $23,000
$20,000 - $23,000
1872 P$1 Copper, J-1210 PR RB
Value Range: $26,000 - $26,000
$26,000 - $26,000
1872 PT$1 Commercial Dollar, Silver, J-1212 PR
Value Range: $5,000 - $32,400
$5,000 - $32,400
1872 PT$1 Commercial Dollar, Silver, J-1212 PR CAM
Value Range: $30,000 - $36,000
$30,000 - $36,000
1872 PT$1 Commercial Dollar, Silver, J-1214 PR
Value Range: $8,500 - $22,500
$8,500 - $22,500
1872 PT$1 Commercial Dollar, Silver, J-1219 PR
Value Range: $6,250 - $26,400
$6,250 - $26,400
1872 PT$1 Trade Dollar, Silver, J-1220 PR
Value Range: $6,000 - $22,000
$6,000 - $22,000
1872 PT$1 Trade Dollar, Silver, J-1220 PR CAM
Value Range: $18,000 - $25,000
$18,000 - $25,000

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1872 PT$1 Trade Dollar, Silver, J-1223 PR
Value Range: $90,000 - $103,500
$90,000 - $103,500
1872 PG$1 Amazonian, Gilt Copper, J-1225 PR
Value Range: $22,000 - $30,000
$22,000 - $30,000
1872 P$2.50 Amazonian, Gilt Copper, J-1231 PR
Value Range: $22,000 - $24,000
$22,000 - $24,000
1872 P$2.50 Copper, J-1233 PR BN
Value Range: $7,000 - $8,400
$7,000 - $8,400

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1872 P$2.50 Aluminum, J-1234 PR
Value Range: $7,800 - $11,400
$7,800 - $11,400
1872 P$3 Amazonian, Copper, J-1236 PR BN
Value Range: $13,000 - $21,600
$13,000 - $21,600
1872 P$3 Amazonian, Gilt Copper, J-1236 PR
Value Range: $26,000 - $32,000
$26,000 - $32,000
1872 P$3 Amazonian, Aluminum, J-1237 PR
Value Range: $26,000 - $36,000
$26,000 - $36,000
1872 P$3 Copper, J-1238 PR BN
Value Range: $7,500 - $8,500
$7,500 - $8,500
1872 P$3 Copper, J-1238 PR RB
Value Range: $10,500 - $11,500
$10,500 - $11,500
1872 P$5 Amazonian, Gilt Copper, J-1241 PR
Value Range: $50,000 - $57,500
$50,000 - $57,500

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1872 P$10 Amazonian, Gilt Copper, J-1246 PR
Value Range: $36,000 - $55,000
$36,000 - $55,000
1872 P$10 Aluminum, J-1249 PR
Value Range: $9,500 - $11,400
$9,500 - $11,400
1872 P$10 Aluminum, J-1249 PR CAM
Value Range: $10,500 - $12,600
$10,500 - $12,600
1872 P$20 Amazonian, Gold, J-1250 PR CAM
Value Range: $2,500,000 - $2,500,000
$2,500,000 - $2,500,000
1872 P$20 Amazonian, Copper, J-1251 PR BN
Value Range: $60,000 - $72,000
$60,000 - $72,000
1872 P$20 Amazonian, Gilt Copper, J-1251 PR
Value Range: $110,000 - $120,000
$110,000 - $120,000
1872 P$20 Amazonian, Aluminum, J-1252 PR
Value Range: $105,000 - $105,000
$105,000 - $105,000
1872 P$20 Amazonian, Aluminum, J-1252 PR CAM
Value Range: $130,000 - $130,000
$130,000 - $130,000
1872 P$20 Gilt Copper, J-1253 PR
Value Range: $37,500 - $45,000
$37,500 - $45,000

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