Design Reform Patterns (1880-1942)

Coin Series

About This Series

Pattern coins produced during periods of design reform at the U.S. Mint, including proposals by Charles Barber, George Morgan, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, and others. These represent official and semi-official attempts to modernize American coinage. Many feature designs that influenced or directly became adopted circulating coin designs. The patterns document the evolution of American numismatic art.

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1880 Dollar Patterns

1880 Double Eagle Patterns

1880 Four Dollar Patterns

1880 Half Eagle Patterns

1881 Cent Patterns

1881 Nickel Patterns

1881 Three Cent Patterns

1882 Dollar Patterns

1882 Half Dollar Patterns

1882 Nickel Patterns

1882 Quarter Patterns

1883 Dollar Patterns

1883 Nickel Patterns

1884 Cent Patterns

1884 Dime Patterns

1884 Dollar Patterns

1884 Double Eagle Patterns

1884 Eagle Patterns

1884 Half Dollar Patterns

1884 Half Eagle Patterns

1884 Nickel Patterns

1884 Quarter Eagle Patterns

1884 Quarter Patterns

1884 Three Dollar Patterns

1885 Cent Patterns

1885 Dime Patterns

1885 Dollar Patterns

1885 Double Eagle Patterns

1885 Eagle Patterns

1885 Half Dollar Patterns

1885 Half Eagle Patterns

1885 Nickel Patterns

1885 Quarter Eagle Patterns

1885 Quarter Patterns

1885 Three Cent Patterns

1885 Three Dollar Patterns

1889 Three Dollar Patterns

1890 Cent Patterns

1891 Dime Patterns

1891 Half Dollar Patterns

1891 Quarter Patterns

1896 Cent Patterns

1896 Nickel Patterns

1906 Double Eagle Patterns

1907 Double Eagle Patterns

1907 Eagle Patterns

1908 Double Eagle Patterns

1908 Half Eagle Patterns

1908 Quarter Eagle Patterns

1909 Cent Patterns