30 coins US Mint made to test designs, metals sold for more than $500,000

[jeff of pa]

DALLAS – Thirty coins stamped by the U.S. Mint in the 19th century to test designs and metals have sold at auction for more than a half-million dollars.
Dallas-based Heritage Auctions had expected the coins to sell Thursday night for more than $300,000. Heritage spokesman Noah Fleisher says they sold for a total of $505,440.
The biggest price was $76,375 for an 1871 silver dollar struck in aluminum and believed to be unique

30 coins US Mint made to test designs, metals sold for more than $500,000 | Fox Business

 

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[Sheldon J]

So today they got smart and sold the coins to collectors, but oh how about 40 years from now what is to prevent them from saying they were stolen and seize them....
Just saying...

 

[dejapooh]

So today they got smart and sold the coins to collectors, but oh how about 40 years from now what is to prevent them from saying they were stolen and seize them....
Just saying...

Pattern coins were regularly sold by the mint or traded for coins the National collection was missing. They are accepted as being 100%legal to own (unlike the 1933 $20 gold coins or the 1974 aluminium cent).

 

[BigWaveDave]

If there isn't a blue Whitman book for them, I am not interested, just sayin...

 

[manoverboard70]

I do believe I saw an article that a second aluminum cent had been authenticated and sold at auction.