Click to enlargeJ558/P619

The regular dies trial piece. The copper examples were more likely deliberately struck for sale to collectors as part of complete sets. Four copper sets have been accounted for. T. Harrison Garrett had one, a mostly complete double set was apparently stolen from the Iowa State Historical Museum and a 4th set missing the half dollar was offered in Europe in 2022.

Examples are known as follows: To see all available images, click here,

Copper J558/P619 with about 10 known, including one non-proof example as follows:

1) Britton-G Cogan 1/1883, Garrett-JHU, Stacks 3/76 in set, B/M 8/87 ANA, Superior 10/89 as NGC64RB, Superior 10/90 as NGC64RB with a spot by the dentilation at the M in AMERICA

2) Simpson-Heritage 9/20, Bourne – PCGS64RB

3) Monaco 10/22 set – NGC66RB

4) Denali-Heritage 1/11 FUN – PCGS64RB

5) RARCOA Auction 81?, B/M 1/82, J.E. Drew-B/M 3/96, Heritage 1/97 FUN – NGC64RB with a spot by the first S in STATES and another on B in LIBERTY visible on the 3 sales that have plate

6) B/M 9/75, NERCA 7/76, Leidman privately on 4/82, Bourne – PCGS64BN

7) Farouk, Kreisberg 2/60, Stacks 8/71 ANA as cleaned, lacquered, B/M 6/88 per Pollock, Stacks 9/94, Teletrade 1/2/02, Teletrade 2/6/02, Rau-Heritage 4/18 – PCGS62RB

8) RARCOA 8/80 ANA as “circulated VF, scratch and rim nicks on reverse may be another”

9,10) Stolen from the Iowa State Historical Museum

Oroide J559/P620 with 2 described as brass lots 797 & 798 in S.H. & H. Chapman's 7/1881 Lefferts sale. These are untraced today although one of these can be the source for the following. The only one graded as such today is the Frossard 1/1883, Garrett-JHU, Garrett II B/R-3/80, Superior Auction 82, Simpson-Heritage 9/20, Bourne - PCGS64RB coin. The fact that this coin is described as red & brown does not instill confidence in the attribution.