A pattern coin is a coin produced for the purpose of evaluating a proposed coin design, but which was not approved for general circulation. Generally, these coins are of interest only to collectors of pattern coins. However, pattern coins that are later selected for normal production, such as the United States1856 flying eagle cent, can sometimes become sought after by other coin collectors.Pattern coins are known as 'Essais' in French.A number of French-speaking countries such as Monaco have had Essai coins struck.The Essai coins of the New Hebrides are of interest to collectors of British Commonwealth coinage,as the New Hebrides became independent in 1980 as the Republic of Vanuatu. Jump to: navigation, search word coinage CoÃn (a town in Malaga province in Spain) 1¢ euro coin A coin is usually a piece of hard material, generally metal and usually in the shape of a disc, which is issued by a government to be used as a form of... Jump to: navigation, search 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
In the truest form, patterncoins illustrate new designs produced by the Mint that are different from those currently being used, or, in some instances, proposals for forthcoming designs intended to replace those currently in use.
Coins struck to test the dies, the coining process, or some other aspect of coinage production are known as trial pieces.
Experimental pieces or coins are those struck to test new concepts, such as different alloys of silver and copper, the feasibility of aluminum for coinage, the use of holes in the center of a coin to enlarge the diameter while retaining the same weight, etc.
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