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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 the following 8 examples: To view all available images, click here.
1) Reed-Durham Museum - ICG63
2) 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
3) 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 9/20 - PCGS64
4) Treasury Secretary Hugh McCulloch, McCulloch family, Newman-EPNNES, set now broken up Heritage 11/14 - NGC63
5) Kosoff 8/58 ANA, Pittman-Akers 10/97, Heritage 4/19, Heritage 9/19 - PCGS64
6) Leidman in 8/71, Bass-B/M 5/99 - PCGS64
7) Merkin 9/67, Merkin 3/68, NERCA 7/79 ANA, B/M 9/84, Stacks 11/09 - NGC62, medal alignment
8) B/R 9/75, NERCA 7/76, NERCA 1/81 FUN
Photo courtesy of Superior.
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