WASHINGTON PRESIDENT - Large Eagle with 13 Stars

About This Coin

Pattern coins from 1792 featuring Washington's bust with WASHINGTON PRESIDENT legend and a heraldic eagle reverse with 13 stars representing the original colonies. This group includes the legendary gold eagle ($10), one of the most valuable colonial American coins, as well as half dollar and cent patterns in copper with various edge treatments (plain, lettered, ornamented). These patterns represent the most ambitious proposals for placing Washington's portrait on circulating United States coinage.