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Although these are described as regular die trial pieces in the standard references, the off-metal 'trials' of this year were deliberately made for sale to collectors.
Examples exist in the following combinations: To view all available images, click here.
Copper J1029/P1164 with about a half dozen known including
1) Doughty-NY Coin & Stamp 4/1891, Reed-Durham Museum - proof 63bn
2) Col Green, Newman, EPNNES-Heritage 4/13 as NGC65RB, Heritage 4/19 as NGC65RB - PCGS65RB
3) Kagins 9/78, Kagins 7/79, Kagins 1/81, Heritage 12/88 - PCGS65BN
4) Heritage 8/98 ANA, Teletrade 4/10/00, Heritage 4/01, Teletrade 12/26/01 as PCGSAU58BN, Heritage 4/18 - PCGS63BN, illustrated above, click on the thumbnail image to enlarge
5) B/R 9/82, B/M 6/88, Stacks 9/94, Simpson-Heritage 8/21 - PCGS62BN
Aluminum J1030/P1165 with the following 2 believed to be different.
1) NERCA 7/79 ANA
2) Sieck-B/R 7/81 ANA, B/M 3/82, Stacks 9/94, ANR 8/04, StacksBowers 8/11 ANA, Simpson-Heritage 11/20 - PCGS65, illustrated below

Nickel J1031/P1166 which is believed unique and ex Woodin-1914 ANS exhibit, Newcomer, Farouk, Stacks 76 ANA, Stacks 2/77, Simpson-Heritage 1/21, Heritage 6/21, Heritage 11/21, Heritage 5/22 - PCGS63 and is illustrated below.

Photos courtesy of PCGS.
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