Although these are described as regular die trial pieces in the standard references, it is more likely that the off-metal 'trials' of this year were deliberately struck for sale to collectors. The copper and nickel examples listed below were struck with plain edges and could also be some sort of mint error. These off-metal coins were struck from two different obverse dies which can be identified by the location of the date relative to the base on which Liberty is seated. This probably means that they were struck at different times during the year. Date low in copper with plain edge J637/P709 with only 1 or 2 believed to exist: 1) Coin Cabinet in 9/79, J.E. Drew-B/M 3/96, Superior 1/04, Simpson-Heritage 11/20 - PCGS63RB, illustrated above, click on the thumbnail image to enlarge 2) Kreisberg 10/78 where graded AU, possibly the same as #1. One was in the Brand collection via the Brenner-1914 ANS example which he purchased in 1919. Date high in nickel with plain edge J638/P710 on both thick 25 grain and thin 18 grain planchets with about 20 known. Date high in aluiminum with reeded edge J639/P711. 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 as of 2014 including the former Garrett set and one in the Eric P. Newman collection. Virgil Brand owned the Woodside and Stickney sets. To view the set, click here. We have records for the following 7 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 - 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 - PCGS65 with scratch to right of date 3) Treasury Secretary Hugh McCulloch, McCulloch family, Newman-EPNNES, set now broken up Heritage 11/14 - NGC64 4) Lohr-Empire 1961 FPL, Pittman-Akers 10/97, Heritage 6/98, Heritage 9/98, Heritage 3/99, Teletrade 5/26/99 – NGC66 5) Heritage 7/06 – ANACS64 6) B/R 9/75, NERCA 1/81 FUN, J.E. Drew-B/M 3/96, ANR 1/06, Heritage 1/07 FUN, Stacks 7/08, Heritage 7/11 – PCGS63 with a mark by the R in AMERICA 7) Heritage 8/01 ANA, Superior 1/04, B/M 7/04 – PCGS61, corroded