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laxmaster92 Member United States 1154 Posts	Posted 06/30/2006 11:10 pm Ive seen coins like this Flying Eagle. Since it is a pattern it must have been made before the first Flying Eagle. Am I correct? Report this Post to the Staff
dsking Pillar of the Community United States 2365 Posts	Posted 06/30/2006 11:14 pm Yes you are correct laxmaster. That is what a "pattern" is. Here's the description from the CCF Glossary. PATTERN A test striking of a coin produced to demonstrate a proposed design, size, or composition (whether adopted or not). Patterns often are made in metals other than the one proposed; examples of this include aluminum and copper patterns of the silver Trade dollar. Off-metal strikes such as this also are referred to as die trials of a pattern. Report this Post to the Staff
laxmaster92 Member United States 1154 Posts	Posted 06/30/2006 11:31 pm THanks for the clearing up. Do patterns ever cirulate as regular coins without anyone knowing? Report this Post to the Staff
laxmaster92 Member United States 1154 Posts	Posted 06/30/2006 11:35 pm Was the eagle from the Flying Eagle cent taken from the Gobrecht dollar? I'm just wondering becuase I saw this dollar and I knew I saw that kiond of eagle before and then it hit me lol. Report this Post to the Staff
scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 07/01/2006 12:22 am I do believe it was this is a Longacre design technically but the the eagle on this cent is very similar to the dollar you mentioned, I do believe in the past patterns have circulated, in change and people didnt know about it .. but know aday I believe they use a martha washingtom image as a pattern. so it cant be confused Report this Post to the Staff
dsking Pillar of the Community United States 2365 Posts	Posted 07/01/2006 12:32 am Yes, Scoutjim the Flying Eagle is a James Longacre design. There are very slight differences in the Longacre eagle versus the Gobrecht design. The Gobrecht eagle has a slightly longer, opened beak. The feathers also are very similar but ever so slightly different. There may be more obvious differences but, I am not a Gobrecht collector. I do however collect the Flying Eagle cents. I'm also sure that a few (very few) pattern coins will now and again slip into circulation. Report this Post to the Staff
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