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10 Cents Pattern
| Issuer | United States Mint |
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| Year | 1965 |
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| Composition | Copper-nickel clad copper |
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| Reverse description | A detailed frontal view of Mount Vernon, the historic Virginia estate of the Washington family, occupies the central field, flanked by large trees to the left and the colonnaded piazza to the right. The legend HOME OF THE WASHINGTON FAMILY curves along the upper and right periphery, while MOUNT VERNON appears as a subtitle in the lower central field beneath the mansion. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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| Additional information |
In 1965, the U.S. Mint was under extraordinary pressure to suppress silver hoarding and stabilize coinage supply during a nationwide coin shortage. Several experimental clad compositions were tested before the final sandwich alloy was settled. Pollock 2081 documents one of these transitional pattern strikes — produced not for commerce but to evaluate planchet behavior, die wear, and vending machine compatibility with the new non-silver stock.
Patterns from this program rarely left government hands through official channels.