Click to enlargeJ1044/P1178

Although described as regular dies trial pieces, these were actually deliberately struck for sale to collectors as part of complete off-metal sets.



Examples were struck as follows:

Copper J1043/Pollock unlisted with 2 examples are noted in the literature ex Brenner-1914 ANS, Brand and the other ex Newcomer.

An early listing for one of these is Farouk, Bolender 3/57, Bolender 9/58. An example was analyzed by Alan Meghrig and found to be 99.7% copper, 0.164% aluminum and 0.152% nickel and weighed 92 grains. This may be the coin in Heritage 1/97 FUN - PCGS66RB.

Aluminum J1043 with 2 confirmed.

1) Lauder-Doyle Galleries 12/83, J.E. Drew, Simpson-Heritage 11/20 - PCGS67, illustrated above, click on the thumbnail image to enlarge

2) ANR 8/04 as PCGS64, now PCGS65, illustrated below courtesy of PCGS.



One is ex Brenner-1914 ANS, Brand and the other ex Newcomer.