Click to enlargeJ614/P679

The regular dies trial piece.





Examples were struck as follows: To see all available images, click here.

Nickel J613/P678 which if unique is ex Brenner-1914 ANS, V. Brand, H. Brand, Elder 9/36, Farouk, Kagins 7/79, MARCA 9/89, Simpson-Heritage 9/20 - PCGS64, illustrated below courtesy of PCGS.



Aluminum J614/P679. These were deliberately struck to show how easily aluminum coined and also for sale to collectors in cased sets several of which 3 were still intact 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 some 7 or 8 different examples including:

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 - PCGS66

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 1/21 FUN - PCGS65

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

4) An example illustrated on PCGS.com/CoinFacts – PCGS64 with an edge bump at 7:00 on the obverse and some corrosion at the bottom of the 2 on reverse

5) NERCA 7/79 ANA, B/M 9/84 – proof 65, possibly the same as last

6) Heritage 8/01 as PCGS63, ANR 1/06, ANR 6/06, Stacks 11/06, Heritage 8/07 ANA, Heritage 1/11 FUN as NGC63 – PCGS63, illustrated above, click on the thumbnail image to enlarge. This example was analyzed and found to be 94.2% aluminum, 4.1% iron, and 1.5% silicon. David Cassel noted on aluminum postage currency patterns that iron was often added to strengthen the planchet and silicon helped the aluminum resist corrosion.

7) Crouch-Superior 6/77, Ivy 8/80 ANA – PCGS62

8) Heritage 8/95 ANA – PCGS61 “Harshly cleaned with several tiny planchet voids on the obverse and contact marks”

Photo courtesy of Heritage.