Charles Barber Patterns Certified
Mar 06, 2020
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(All images courtesy NGC.)
Five 19th century U.S. pattern coins that belonged to Charles Barber, U.S. Mint chief engraver from 1880 to 1917, have been certified by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC), the firm announced Feb. 14.
A pattern coin is one that features a proposed design, composition or denomination.
Three of the patterns were designed and sculpted by Barber, while the other two were executed
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