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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Patterns (1885) series of Pattern Coinage in the U.S. Coins contains 29 distinct entries with CPG® values between $2,250.00 and $72,000.00.
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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  Patterns (1885) Value Range Favorite
Patterns (1885) Value Range  
1885 P1c Aluminum, J-1739 PR
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1885 P1c Silver, J-1740 PR
$2,250
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$8,250
$2,250 - $8,250
1885 P1c Silver, J-1740a PR
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1885 P3c Aluminum, J-1741 PR
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1885 P3c Aluminum, J-1741 PR CAM
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1885 P5c Silver, J-1742 PR
$4,750
-
$16,000
$4,750 - $16,000
1885 P5c Aluminum, J-1743 PR
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1885 P10c Aluminum, J-1744 PR
$14,500
-
$17,500
$14,500 - $17,500
1885 P10c Aluminum, J-1744 PR CAM
$16,000
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$19,500
$16,000 - $19,500
1885 P25c Aluminum, J-1745 PR
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1885 P50c Aluminum, J-1746 PR
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1885 P50c Aluminum, J-1746 PR CAM
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1885 P$1 Lettered Edge, Silver, J-1747 PR
$5,250
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$26,500
$5,250 - $26,500
1885 P$1 Copper, J-1748 PR BN
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1885 P$1 Copper, J-1748 PR RB
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1885 P$1 Copper, J-1748 PR RD
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1885 P$1 Lettered Edge, Aluminum, J-1749 PR
$8,250
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$60,000
$8,250 - $60,000
1885 P$1 Lettered Edge, Aluminum, J-1749 PR CAM
$17,000
-
$72,000
$17,000 - $72,000
1885 P$1 Aluminum, J-1750 PR
$14,500
-
$24,000
$14,500 - $24,000
1885 PG$1 Aluminum, J-1751 PR
$21,500
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$24,000
$21,500 - $24,000
1885 P$2.50 Aluminum, J-1752 PR
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1885 P$2.50 Aluminum, J-1752 PR CAM
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1885 P$3 Aluminum, J-1753 PR
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1885 P$5 Aluminum, J-1754 PR
$11,500
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$14,500
$11,500 - $14,500
1885 P$5 Aluminum, J-1754 PR CAM
$13,000
-
$16,000
$13,000 - $16,000
1885 P$10 Aluminum, J-1755 PR
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1885 P$10 Aluminum, J-1755 PR CAM
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1885 P$20 Aluminum, J-1756 PR
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1885 P$20 Aluminum, J-1756 PR CAM
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Greysheet Catalog Details

The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the Patterns (1885) series of Pattern Coinage in the U.S. Coins contains 29 distinct entries with CPG® values between $2,250.00 and $72,000.00.
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.

Catalog Detail