The Intrepid American Collection of 1792 Patterns 的钱币相册
Judd-1 R.7. Red-Brown! [slightly] CAC. Ex: Kendal. Obtained by private treaty from Matt Kleinstuber of Numismatic Financial Corporation on December 17, 2015.
Judd-2. R7. Partrick. Per cataloger, "Copper and Silver Fusible Alloy Cent, Judd-2, XF40. Tied For Finest Available Example. Judd-2, Pollock-2 XF40 NGC. 63.2 grains. The December 18, 1792 correspondence from Thomas Jefferson to George Washington outlined a series of four experiments with the one-cent piece. Jefferson transmitted two Silver Center cents with the letter and detailed plans for the remaining three formats. The Mint would first fuse together copper and silver in a coin using the same amount of copper as the Silver Center cent, 66 grains by statute. Then, the Mint would prepare a coin of the exact same size, but using copper only with no silver. Finally, the Mint would prepare cents of the legislated weight (264 grains), "four times as big" as the others, according to Jefferson. The Judd-2 designation applies to the second and third experiments, small format cents without the silver plug. The fusible alloy (Judd-2) Cent. While the Silver Center cents of 1792 bear a distinctive plug, the Fusible Alloy pieces are at first glance less remarkable. To the average American of the 18th century, they would have appeared as simply another type of American cent. As several major types appeared on the scene in 1793 (Chain, Wreath, and Liberty Cap), the design of the 1792 Fusible Alloy cent would not have seemed so out of place in a commerce just getting familiar with American coinage. Far more distinctive was the weight of the coin. If anything, a 1792 Fusible Alloy cent would have been disdained as a light copper, and someone who received it in change might be glad to be rid of it. The grades of the surviving pieces indicate that most escaped into circulation. The population profile contrasts strongly with that of the Silver Center cents. Nearly half of the Silver Center cents survive in uncirculated condition. Only one of the Fusible Alloy pieces has claims to Mint State, and that piece is in the Smithsonian, possibly plucked early on by Adam Eckfeldt for the Mint Cabinet. The December 18, 1792 letter from Jefferson to Washington places two of the Silver Center pieces in George Washington's hands, and it is likely these were preserved by Washington or some other dignitary. Similarly, many other Silver Center cents were almost certainly set aside as keepsakes at the time of issue. No similar documentation exists for the Fusible Alloy cents, and the remaining specimens suggest they were not initially distributed with the same fanfare as the Silver Center cents. Apart from the sole Mint state example in the National Numismatic Collection, all other Fusible Alloy cents range in grade from Good to Extremely Fine. Mot of these circulated until being pulled from change as collectible examples." Obtained from Heritage Auction of the Don Partrick Collection (Auction #1216) on January 8, 2015, Lot 5503
1792 Birch Cent. Judd-4, Pollock-5. Rarity-7-. CAC. Copper. Lettered Edge: TO BE ESTEEMED * BE USEFUL *. AU-58 (PCGS). Secure Holder. CAC. Per cataloger, "The Magnificent Bushnell-Parmelee-Jenks-Col. Green 1792 Birch Cent. The First American Cent. Choice AU-58 (PCGS). 207.6 grains. 32.5 mm. Lettered edge, two stars. Coin turn. Rich lustrous light brown with smooth surfaces that retain some reflectivity. The obverse fields show some light iridescence, with bits of pale olive and gold, particularly around the date. The reverse is a bit more reflective than the obverse and shows a bit more cartwheel. Olive and gold surround most design elements, where mint color was last to fade. A glass, a light, and some determination will find some fragile and ancient hairlines, but no serious contact marks are seen. A very thin short curved scratch descends through the central reverse, left of the N of ONE and through the N below in CENT. A shallow curled lintmark is noted beneath I of UNITED. The rims are notably raised, a combination of the upsetting process and high relief denticles. The denticles are boldest at top of the obverse and the base of the reverse; while the obverse is nearly ideally centered, the reverse is aligned trivially to 1 o'clock. The sharpness is excellent, and most of what looks like friction on the very high relief bust by Birch is strike-related softness. The eye appeal is magnificent, even breathtaking: this is a very pretty coin that has been marvelously well preserved. The Birch cent is, simply, the first of a cultural phenomenon that is known the world over: it is the first American cent. pedigree: From the Henry P. Kendall Foundation Collection. Purchased from Stack's on June 23, 1975. Earlier from the Charles I. Bushnell Collection; S. Hudson and Henry Chapman's sale of the Charles I. Bushnell Collection, June 1882, lot 1763; Lorin G. Parmelee Collection; New York Coin and Stamp Company's sale of the Lorin G. Parmelee Collection, June 1890, lot 7; John Story Jenks Collection; Henry Chapman's sale of the John Story Jenks Collection, December 1921, lot 5571; S. Hudson Chapman, advertised for sale for $1,000 in the January 1925 issue of The Numismatist; Col. E.H.R. Green Collection; Green Estate and dealer intermediaries (like B.G. Johnson); Stack's, advertised in the Spring 1949 Special Price List; Stack's sale of the Hugo Stockmayer Collection, July 1952, lot 175; Abner Kreisberg and Hans Schulman's sale of April 1959, lot 1166; Winfield Scott, M.D. Collection, Chicago; Stack's."
Judd-11. R8. 1792 Disme in copper with a plain edge. Three known with one severely defaced. Lovely original chocolate brown mint state example. Strong and full strike representing a more primitive, early American mint effort. Three known (Partrick MS64 sold Jan 2015, 1M; Cancelled VF details Steve Contursi June 2015, this coin with fourth example rumored). Rarity on par with Judd-11 struck in silver with reeded edge. Much tougher than the more common Judd-10 with a reeded edge that has census of about 20 coins. Prior per USpatterns.com website, "Stacks 4/44 lot 569, Lohr, Century-Paramount 4/65, Roper-Stacks 12/83 as AU, Anthony Terranova and Stuart Levine, Bertram Cohen, Dana Linett (San Diego Show, 10/88), Stacks 10/05, southern collection, Simpson collection." Obtained by private treaty from the Bob Simpson collection arranged by Laura Sperber of Legend Numismatics on January 22, 2016.
Judd-13. R7+. Partrick. The famous Wright Quarter of 1792. Four known (3 in museums). White metal. None are known in silver (although 2 other copper examples exist). Designed by Joseph Wright before his death from Yellow fever. This spectacular rarity is one of my three favorite patterns in the set along with the Judd-34 1804 Silver Eagle Proof and the Judd-44 1814 Platinum Half Dollar. Per cataloger, "Partrick. Finest (available). Lot 5512. White Metal. "Eagle-on-Globe Judd-13, XF45. The Sole Available Example. White Metal Quarter Dollar, Judd-13, Pollock-15 XF45 NGC. The white metal strikings of the 1792 Eagle-on-Globe quarter dollar complete the experiments of the inaugural year of the United States Mint. Across the 1792 patterns (Judd-1 through Judd-13), the Mint conducted experiments with metal composition, edge devices, reeding, planchet thickness, collar usage, and die alignment. The cents were struck in copper, or copper with a silver plug, while the half dismes and dismes are found in both silver and copper. The quarter dollar was struck in copper and white metal. Edge devices similarly varied with plain, lettered, vertically reeded, and diagonally reeded edges. The Mint experimented with both regular and thick planchets, the latter of which are found on the silver disme and white metal Eagle-on-Globe quarter. The white metal Eagle-on-Globe quarter was struck with and without a collar. Finally, 1792 coins are found with both coin and medal alignment. Although the population of surviving 1792 coinage is minimal, the evidence demonstrates deliberate choices on the part of the coiners to work through a number of technical options." Obtained from Heritage Auction of the Heritage Auction of the Partrick Collection on January 8, 2015, Lot 5512.