1792 cent patterns star at Heritage's Platinum Night auction

Heritage Auctions' Aug. 10 session in its Platinum Night sale held in conjunction with the American Numismatic Association World's Fair of Money in Anaheim, Calif., offered a single example of each of the two basic types of 1792 pattern cents. The 1792 U.S. pattern coinage comprises pieces that are among the most historic and desirable coins issued under authority of the United States Mint, and all of them are rare.