This muling of the 1867 Liberty head with star on coronet and the regular without rays reverse die is believed to have been struck outside the mint from dies sold as scrap metal which were purchased by Joseph Mickley. Many of these coins ended up in the Crosby collection. It is not known if Mickley or Crosby was the actual minter of these coins. Examples are known as follows: To see images of all of these, click here. Nickel J582/P642 with only 2 or 3 known including: 1) Wilcox, Leidman, Heritage 1/25 FUN - PCGSAU50 2) Crosby (Haseltine 6/1883 lot 1803), unknown intermediaries, Lohr (Empire Fixed Price List), Stacks 1/2008, B/M 10/2005, StacksBowers 8/2012, Heritage 1/2013 - PCGS61 Silver J583/P643 possibly unique and ex RARCOA 1/73, Heritage 8/01, Wilcox, Leidman, Heritage 11/24 - PCGSAU55, illustrated above, click on thumbnail image to enlarge. For an early appearance see Haseltine 1/1885 W.H. Smith sale lot 1111 where one was described as being nickel and silver composition. Note: These were made from planchets which are not mint standard so attributions as to the true composition of these is questionable. Metallurgical analysis of these is recommended. For additional information click here. Photo courtesy of Heritage.