Click to enlargeJ1023/P1158

Although these are described as regular die trial pieces in the standard references, it is more likely they were deliberately struck for sale to collectors as part of complete off-metal sets.



Examples were struck as follows: To view all available images, click here.

Copper J1023/P1158 with the following 7 possibly being different:

1) Doughty-NY Coin & Stamp 4/1891, Reed-Durham Museum - ICG64BN

2) Col Green, Newman, Heritage 4/13, Heritage 5/13, Heritage 9/13 - NGC65RB

3) Heritage 1/12 FUN, Heritage 4/12, Heritage 8/15 - NGC65BN

4) ML Coins 5/08, Stacks 6/09, Heritage 1/12 FUN, Heritage 4/12, Heritage 7/12, Heritage 11/23, StacksBowers 4/25 - PCGS63RB, illustrated above, click on the thumbnail image to enlarge

5) NERCA 7/79 ANA with reverse lint mark, Stacks 10/03, Heritage 4/21 - PCGS62RB with a lintmark to right of 1 on reverse

6) B/M 3/96 - proof 63rb, spotty, possibly one of above after rehab

7) Farouk, B/R 10/74, cleaned, possibly one of above after rehab

Aluminum J1024/P1159 with only 2 believed to exist, Bolt-Stacks 4/66 and NERCA 7/79 ANA. One of these has been graded PCGS66.

Nickel J1025/P1160 with only the Woodin-1914 ANS exhibit, Newcomer, Farouk, Kelly 8/56, NERCA 7/79 ANA, later to Simpson-Heritage 1/21 - PCGS64.



Photo courtesy of Stacks and PCGS.