Click to enlargeJ612/P677

The regular dies trial piece in aluminum. These were deliberately struck to show how easily aluminum coined and for sale to collectors in cased sets several of which 3 were still in existence as of 2014 including the former Garrett set and one in the Eric P. Newman collection. To view the set, click here.

We have records for about 9 different examples including 2 examples struck in medal turn as follows: To see all available images, click here.

1) Newcomer, unknown intermediaries, offered for $850 in Kosoff & Kreisberg's May 1950 edition of Numismatic Gallery Monthly, Bowers and Merena 1/95, Heritage 7/97 ANA, Superior 4/03, Heritage 1/07, M. Hagen still in set - PCGS65

2) R.A. Britton (H.G. Sampson, 2/1882), lot 956; T. Harrison Garrett; Garrett Collection; Johns Hopkins University (Bowers and Ruddy, 11/1979), lot 396; Superior 10/89 Heifetz sale, Heritage 1/13 FUN, Simpson, set now broken up - Heritage 2/21 ANA - PCGS65

3) Treasury Secretary Hugh McCulloch, McCulloch family, Newman-EPNNES, set now broken up Heritage 11/14 as NGC64

4) NERCA 7/79 ANA, B/M 9/84, Superior 2/87, Queller-Heritage 1/09 FUN - NGC65

5) B/M 6/00, Heritage 8/07 ANA, Stacks 11/07, Superior 1/08 - PCGS64

6) Lauder-Doyle Galleries 12/83, Stacks 11/09 as PCGS63, Stacks 1/10 as PCGS63, Heritage 4/10 - PCGS64, medal turn

7) Superior 1/96, Heritage 1/99 FUN, B/M 11/07 - PCGS63 medal turn

8) Heritage 8/01 - PCGS62 with corrosion especially at RICA in AMERICA

9) the NGC Coin Explorer plate coin with a toning streak on Liberty's chin

Photo courtesy of Heritage.