2016-03-21 Mon

Numismatic research and tests conducted by the Professional Coin Grading Service indicate that some 1792 cent patterns were made of a mixture of copper and a small amount of silver.

Results of metallurgical testing on three different examples of the extremely rare 1792 pattern coins though show that they have been made of essentially pure copper instead of a “fusible alloy”

One of them is a Judd-2 cents owned by collector Alan Weinberg of California since 1988. The second is a graded PCGS VF-35, unknown until 2004 when the Wolcott family from south western New York State brought their inherited coin to the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money in Pittsburgh, Pa. The third Judd-2 1792 cent belongs to the American Numismatic Association Edward C. Rochette Money Museum collection, and graded good.

The search for a real Fusible Alloy cent continues and experts believe that testing of the remaining 1792 cents will reveal the true nature of these remarkable coins.