Shield Earring Quarter Pattern Coin To Be Auctioned - Central States Convention

The following is an article excerpt from Coinweek
Broadly defined, a wide variety of items fall into the category of pattern, experimental and trial pieces. Patterns, narrowly defined, are design concepts that should logically have been considered, were considered but never adopted for regular coinage, or not yet adopted when the respective patterns were made. The 1882 Shield Earring patterns of silver denominations are generally regarded as among the most artistically appealing of all. A Shield Earring pattern quarter, in silver, will be offered at auction by Heritage during the CSNS Convention in Schaumburg, Illinois, this April.

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