Although described as regular dies trial pieces, these were deliberately struck for sale to collectors as part of complete off-metal sets. Examples were struck as follows: Copper J1255. This is unlisted in Pollock. Examples are noted as being ex Brenner-1914 ANS, Brand and another ex Woodin-Newcomer. One example grading PCGS64RB, ex Merkin 9/67, Stacks 6/86, Rice-Heritage 2/25 and weighing 43.98 grains was found to be 99.4% copper and 0.6% aluminum. Others may be masquerading as a regular issue proof. Aluminum J1256/P1397 with only 2 examples believed to exist one of which is ex Brenner-1914 ANS, Brand and the other is ex Woodin-Newcomer. One of these is ex Harte-B/R 3/81, Superior 5/92, unknown intermediates, ANR 7/05, Goldberg 2/06, Superior 5/06, Stacks 9/06, Scotsman 2/07, Stacks 1/08 - PCGS66 with an obvious ping on Liberty's chin. Nickel J1257/P1398 and illustrated below. The illustrated piece is a business strike, not a proof. We believe this piece is actually a mint error struck either on a planchet intended for a foreign coin, a nickel 3 cent planchet, or nickel stock, for either nickel 3 cent or shield nickel stock which was miscut into cent planchets. The piece is believed ex Gable, Olsen, Farouk, Bolender 10/55, ANR 3/06, Stacks 7/08, Simpson-Heritage 11/20 - PCGS64. For more on this, click here. Photos courtesy of American Numismatic Rarities.