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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 6 examples as follows: To view 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 1/21 FUN - PCGS65
3) Treasury Secretary Hugh McCulloch, McCulloch family, Newman-EPNNES, set now broken up Heritage 11/14 - NGC63
4) Lohr-Empire 1961 FPL, Pittman-Akers 10/97
5) NERCA 7/79 ANA, B/M 9/84, B/M 3/85, StacksBowers 1/12 - NGC65 with spots on F in OF and at the tip of Liberty's nose and near the U in UNITED
6) Ivy 4/77, Ivy 10/77, J.E. Drew-B/M 3/96, Superior 4/03, Montgomery-Heritage 12/23 - NGC63 with corrosion on reverse left of 1 and at the rim at 12:30
Photo courtesy of Superior.
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