Click to enlargeJ1663/P1863

The regular dies trial piece struck in copper. It is unclear if this is a true trial piece or an item deliberately struck for sale to collectors.



3 pieces are known as follows:

1) H.P. Smith-S.H. & H Chapman 5/1906, Mitchelson, Connecticut State Library.

2) Kreisberg 11/70, Bass-B/M 5/99, southern collection, Simpson-Heritage 9/20 - PCGS66RB, illustrated above courtesy of Heritage, click on the thumbnail image to enlarge

3) Newcomer, Farouk, SRCA 1/81, 2001 ANA, Heritage 1/08 as PCGS61RB, illustrated above, now rehabbed, B/M 9/09, Stacks-Bowers 11/11 as PCGS64BN, Goldberg 6/14, Goldberg 1/16, LegendAuctions 1/17, LegendAuctions 9/18, Goldberg 6/20 - PCGS65BN, illustrated below courtesy of StacksBowers



Additional listings for the last 2 include Newcomer, Elder 11/34, Kosoff 3/42, Mehl's Olsen sale and Kreisberg's 59 Waldorf sale.