Although described in the literature as "regular dies trial pieces", these are actually novodels/backdated restrikes deliberately made in 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 half dime 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 J323/P388 with about a half dozen known as follows: 1) Mitchelson-Connecticut State Library 2) B/M 1/97, Superior 9/98 – NGC66RED 3) Superior 10/90, Goldberg 5/03, Simpson-Heritage 9/20 -PCGS64RED 4) Kagins 7/53, Bergin-Stacks 6/84, Levine-B/M 4/86 lot 2272, Queller-Heritage 1/09 FUN as NGC65RB, B/M 8/09, StacksBowers 3/15, Heritage 8/15 ANA, Legend Auctions 5/18 – PCGS65RB 5) Heritage 11/07, StacksBowers 3/12 – PCGS64RB, illustrated above, click on the thumbnail image to enlarge 6) Farouk?, B/R 12/81, Levine-B/M 4/86 lot 2273 – toned proof 60bn, lacquered Aluminum J324/P389 with the following 3 believed to be different: 1) Superior Auction 84, Superior 2/87, Stacks 6/06, Goldberg 9/06, Superior 1/07, Stacks 9/07 - NGC65 weakly struck on the dentilation from 8:00 to 12:00 on the obverse 2) Kagins 1/75, B/R 4/78, Superior 2/92 as PCGS63, B/M 1/94 as PCGS64, Goldberg 5/03 as NGC64, Simpson-Heritage 11/20 - PCGS64 with a rim dent at the IT in UNITED 3) Caldwell-B/R 11/73, Sieck-B/R 7/81 ANA - proof 65, plate does not appear to match #1 Photo courtesy of Heritage.