Click to enlargeJ649/P722

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. 3 of these cased sets were still intact as of 2014, but, regrettably, 2 have been broken up. Virgil Brand also had 2 sets - Woodside's and Stickney's. To view the set, click here.

We have records for 7 examples 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 - 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 8/21 ANA - PCGS66

3) Treasury Secretary Hugh McCulloch, McCulloch family, Newman-EPNNES, set now broken up Heritage 11/14 - NGC63

4) Kosoff 8/58 ANA, Pittman-Akers 10/97, Heritage 8/98 ANA, Teletrade 12/15/99, Heritage 1/01 FUN, Heritage 1/07 FUN lot 1367 – NGC66, illustrated above, click on the thumbnail image to enlarge

5) RARCOA 4/72, Sieck-B/R 7/81 ANA, Exemplar, Heritage 1/15 FUN, Cook-Legend Auction 5/18 – NGC65

6) NERCA 7/76, Superior Auction 84, Superior 2/87, Queller-Heritage 1/09 FUN – NGC63 with scratches through the AM in AMERICA and 68 in date

7) NERCA 7/79 ANA in set?, B/M 9/84?, Heritage 5/85, Heritage 8/01 ANA, Superior 2/03, Heritage 1/07 FUN lot 1366, Heritage 2/07 – PCGS62, corroded