Although described in the literature as "regular dies trial pieces", these are actually novodels/ backdated restrikes deliberately made circa 1869 into the early 1870s and sold as part of complete off-metal sets with the silver coinage of this year containing quarter, half dollar and dollar which had the reverses of 1866 with the motto "In God We Trust" above the eagle. These three cent dies were made from a hub which had a broken "D" in "United". Examples were struck as follows: To see images of most of these, click here. Copper J321/P386 with 7 confirmed as follows: 1) Peyton-ANS accession #1960.166.195 – gem proof 2,3) Mitchelson-Connecticut State Library 4) Crouch-Superior 6/77, Heritage 4/10 as NGC65RB, Legend 3/20 – PCGS65RB 5) Moore-Stacks 3/92, Stacks 10/03, ANR 6/04, B/M 10/04, Heritage 1/05 FUN, Superior 3/05, Goldberg 9/05, Goldberg 9/11 – PCGS64RB, illustrated above, click on the thumbnail image to enlarge 6) B/M 6/96, Bourne – PCGS64BN 7) B/M 6/88, B/M 1/97, Heritage 1/99 FUN as NGC64BN, Heritage 11/03 as NGC64BN, Heritage 1/04 FUN as NGC64BN, Simpson-Heritage 8/21 ANA – PCGS64BN Aluminum J322/P387 with the following 6 confirmed: 1) Mitchelson-Connecticut State Library 2) Heritage 6/04 as PCGS66, Heritage 6/05 as PCGS66, Simpson-Heritage 1/21 FUN, Bourne – PCGS65 3) Crouch-Superior 6/77, Bourne – PCGS65 4) Heritage 2/13 – PCGS64 5) Superior 5/89, Heritage 7/03, Rau-Heritage 4/18 – PCGS63 6) Superior 6/85, Stacks 9/97, Heritage 10/14, Legend Auctions 7/18, Legend Auctions 3/20 – PCGS62 Photo courtesy of Bowers and Merena.