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 are still in existence including the former Garrett set and one in the Eric P. Newman collection. Virgil Brand owned 2 sets - Woodside's and Stickney's. To view the set, click here.'' We can account for the following examples: 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 - PCGS64 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 - PCGS64 3) Treasury Secretary Hugh McCulloch, McCulloch family, Newman-EPNNES, set now broken up Heritage 11/14, Cook-Legend Auctions 7/18 - NGC64 4) Heritage 8/96 ANA, B/M 1/03, Goldberg 9/03, ANR 1/06, Heritage 1/07 FUN, B/M 6/10, Berngard-StacksBowers 8/12 ANA – PCGS63 5) Ivy privately 11/79, J.E. Drew-B/M 3/96 – proof 63 6) Kagins 11/73, Kagins 8/77 ANA, Heritage 11/04, Heritage 12/04, Heritage 2/05 – NGCAU55 An example is also listed in copper J635/P707 but is unconfirmed. Judd/Breen believed that this represented AW683 but, based on the price for one of these in the Newcomer appraisal at $40 when die trials were only valued at a few dollars, we believe this Adams & Woodin number actually represents, J631/P701. A shield nickel of this year is also known struck on a cent planchet. For more on this, click here. Photo courtesy of Bowers and Merena.