(4)Four Piece set 1792 Expanded Cent Patterns 011/100
Have you seen this set offered anywhere since its release?
I've included a regular issue Silver Centered Cent.
From the Release
Expanded 1792 Series
Here are the details on the expanded 1792 pattern series... When we began the project we intended to use only the better known of the 1792 dated patterns. We have now completed that set and we now have display boxes for the original 5-piece set with airtight holders available.
We have had many requests for more of the 1792 patterns and are pleased to announce limited edition reproductions of the rest of the known 1792 patterns. You do not need these to complete your 1792 sets but if you want to expand it, these are highly recommended as they represent some of the United States most rare and coveted coinage.
Available now are the first three of a total of eight new offerings... each a limited edition of 100. They are the 1792 No Center Cent (the silver center cent with only a hole instead of the silver in the center), the 1792 Solid Copper Cent (same as the silver center cent only there is no hole and no center and it is solid copper), and the 1792 Solid Billon Cent (nearly identical to the solid copper version only a little lighter in color as the composition of this one calls for 5% silver!)
The original billon cent was an experiment to combine 3/4 cent worth of silver with 1/4 cent worth of copper as an easier alternative to the bi-metal silver center cent. The solid copper version was made for comparison to this, and it was finally determined to be too close in color to pure copper, and the silver center cent too time consuming to produce, so the idea of using precious metal in this small denomination coin was aborted and the solid copper large cent was put into regular production the following year. The reproduction billon cents are marked with a small "B" on the reverse side.
Fair Warning on Limited Editions... Total mintage will only be 100 each of the additional 1792 pattern reproductions.
All of our reproductions at Gallery Mint were produced to the exact same size, weight, and material as the original issues. Struck on hand sunk dies using a screw press. Reproduced all the way down to the decorative and lettered edges. The only way for a reproduction to be as close to the original as possible is to make the exactly like the originals.Vintage Stock from Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis and Joe Rust, and my personal collection -Timothy
















