Click to enlargeJ1167/P1309

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 J1167/P1309 with the following known 5 or 6 known

1) PineTree 3/74, Paramount 4/77, Heritage 8/90 ANA as PCGS64RB, Stacks 9/94 as PCGS64RB, Simpson-Heritage 1/24 FUN, Heritage 8/24 ANA - PCGS67RB, illustrated above, click on the thumbnail image to enlarge

2) Stacks 2/77, LegendAuctions 5/17 - PCGS66RB

3) Superior 7/93 as NGC64RB, Heritage 4/14, StacksBowers 11/15, Heritage 1/16 FUN, Heritage 8/25 ANA - PCGS64RB

4) RARCOA 1/73, RARCOA 4/76, RARCOA 5/77, Hughes 7/80, StacksBowers 8/11 ANA, Heritage 1/12 FUN, StacksBowers 3/12, Heritage 6/12 - PCGS63BN, cleaned and retoned

5) Boyd, Friedman, Hydeman-Kosoff 3/61, lot 972, Paxman-B/R 11/74 - proof, gilt

6) Farouk?, Hydeman-Kosoff 3/61 part of lot 991, Whitford 4/93 - impaired proof as "light brown over reflective surfaces, dark green corrosion is evident at the rim on obverse and reverse and edge", possibly the same as #4

The Bolt-Stacks 4/66 piece is either #2 or #3

Aluminum J1168/P1310 with the following 2 confirmed:

1) Merkin 9/67, Merkin 9/74, Kagins 1/75, River Oaks-B/R 11/76, Ivy 12/80, Heritage 7/05, Stacks 1/08 as PCGS64, Simpson-Heritage 1/21 - PCGS65

2) Pine Tree 3/74 in set, Paramount 4/77 set broken up, B/R 6/79, Stacks 11/09 - PCGS64 with a planchet flake under the point of Liberty's neck and lint marks under N in UNITED and touching wreath on reverse under D in DOLLAR

Nickel J1169/P1311 which is unique and ex Woodin-1914 ANS exhibit, Newcomer, Farouk, Pine Tree 9/74, Paramount 4/77, B/R 6/79.

Photo courtesy of Superior.