Click to enlargeJ187/P223

The regular dies trial piece.





Examples were struck as follows: To see all available images, click here.

Copper J187/P223 with 3 or 4 known as follows:

1) Heritage 1/15 FUN - PCGS63BN apparently struck on a cracked planchet, illustrated above, click on the thumbnail image to enlarge

2) Superior 1/90, Brewer-Kagin's 3/17 - PCGS63BN

3) Stacks 6/77, image does not appear to match either of the 2 above

4) Smithsonian, illustrated below. The genuineness of this latter piece has been questioned.



Photo courtesy of the National Numismatic Collection of the Smithsonian institution.

An example in Paramount's 8/67 ANA described as "slight planchet flaking; appears to have been cleaned, most likely in testing" may be another.

Nickel or German Silver J187A/P224 with only 1 or 2 believed to exist including the piece illustrated below ex Stack's 6/77, Ivy 8/80, Ivy 3/81, Stack's 1/87, Heritage 1/2007, Heritage 8/2009 - PCGS64



The Neumoyer-Stacks 5/60 lot 2235 described as having imperfect planchet on obverse edge may be another or part of the pedigree of the illustrated piece.

Photo courtesy of Heritage.