Although these are described as regular die trial pieces in the standard references, it is more likely that the off-metal 'trials' of this year were deliberately struck for sale to collectors. Examples were struck in the following combinations: To view all available images, click here. Copper J1038/P1173 with at least 7 known as follows: 1) Doughty-NY Coin & Stamp 4/1891, Reed-Durham Museum – ICG64BN 2) Col Green, Newman, EPNNES-Heritage 4/13 as NGC67RB, Simpson-Heritage 1/24 FUN, Heritage 6/24 – PCGS67RB 3) Stacks 8/76 ANA lot 3699, Heritage 10/01, Simpson-Heritage 1/24 FUN – PCGS65RB, illustrated below courtesy of Heritage 4) Farouk, Kreisberg 6/68, Kaplan, Stacks 1/87, StacksBowers 11/12 – NGC62BN 5) Bolender 11/37 (AU with 2 edge nicks), Superior 3/2000, Rau-Heritage 4/18 – ANACSAU50 coin has 2 edge nicks at 4:00 and 9:00 6) Schorer in 1973, Bass-B//M 5/99, B/M 1/2000, Queller-Heritage 1/09 FUN as NGC64 gilt, Simpson-Heritage 8/21 – PCGS64 gilt 7) Stacks 8/76 ANA lot 3701 (as gilt nickel Judd-1040), Crouch-Superior 6/77 (as gilt nickel Judd-1040), Pine Tree 9/78 (as gilt nickel Judd-1040), B/M 6/90 as gilt copper, B/M 11/93 – NGC64 gilt One of the last 2 is ex Bolt-Stacks 4/66. Aluminum J1039/P1174 with 3 believed known: 1) Farouk, Heritage 6/04 as PCGS64, Heritage 11/04, Heritage 12/04, Heritage 3/05 as PCGS66, Simpson-StacksBowers 8/11 ANA, StacksBowers 6/12 - NGC66 2) Simpson-Heritage-4/21 - PCGS66, illustrated above, click on the thumbnail image to enlarge 3) Heritage 10/19 - PCGSAU55. One of the first 2 is ex Stacks 8/76 ANA lot 3700. Nickel J1040/P1175 with only the Woodin-1914 ANS exhibit, Newcomer, Farouk, Dibello-Stacks 5/70 coin known. Photos courtesy of PCGS.