Click to enlargeJ1384/P1528

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 J1383. This is unlisted in Pollock as being indistinguishable from a bronze example without elemental analysis. An example was displayed by Judson Brenner at the 1914 ANS exhibition and went to Virgil Brand in 1919 as journal #92500:1462 to Armin Brand and was sold 9/1/37. A second was in the Newcomer inventory. An example has been graded PCGS64BN.

Aluminum J1384/P1528 with only 2 confirmed as follows:

1) Heritage 1/08, Simpson-Heritage 4/21, Heritage 8/22 ANA, Heritage 11/23 - PCGS66, illustrated above, click on the thumbnail image to enlarge

2) Lauder-Doyle Galleries 12/83 - gem proof with an obverse scratch at the point of Liberty's bust

One of these is ex Brenner-1914 ANS exhibition, Brand in 1919 (journal #92500:1463) and the other is ex Woodin, Newcomer.

Photo courtesy of Heritage.