Although described as regular dies trial pieces, these were actually deliberately struck for sale to collectors as part of complete off-metal sets. The aluminum and steel trials for this year used the same overpolished reverse die as used on the 1865 pattern J418/P490. The copper ones apparently did not as the example in Heritage 4/14 sale was not from this reverse. Examples were struck as follows: To see available images, click here. Copper J687/P768 with only 3 or 4 coins known including: 1) Merkin 9/68, Heritage 4/14, Legend Auctions 2/21 - PCGS64RB 2) Heritage 1/99 FUN, Wilcox, Leidman, Heritage 1/25 FUN - ANACS net proof 60, cleaned 3) Ivy 8/83?, Melnick 11/83 - proof 60bn Others possible from Kreisberg 10/78, Farouk-Spink 3/83 cleaned or represent additional pedigrees for the above. Aluminum J688/P769 with over a half dozen known including: 1) Col Green, Newman, EPNNES-Heritage 4/13 as NGC67, Heritage 9/13 as NGC67, Heritage 8/16 as NGC67, Legend Auctions 3/20 - PCGS67 2) Kagins 8/77 ANA in set, Stacks 11/06, Stacks 3/07, Heritage 9/08, Heritage 4/10 - PCGS66 3) Heritage 8/96 ANA, Stacks 10/03, ANR 6/04, B/M 1/05, Goldberg 2/05, Simpson-Heritage 2/21 - PCGS63 4) Wilcox, Leidman - PCGS65 5) Mcintire 4/84, Superior 1/90 - proof 63 has a toning line on the D in GOD 6) B/M 11/93 - PCGS65 with a scratch next to star above EN in CENTS 7) Spink 3/83 with a reeding mark under TE of UNITED Note: NERCA 7/79 ANA in set is believed to be either #3,4,5 or 6. Steel, pure nickel or iron J689/P770 with only one known. It is ex Brenner-1914 ANS exhibit, Brand (journal #92500:805), consigned to BG Johnson 10/27/36, Lohr, Bowers and Ruddy 1975 inventory, B/M 9/2001, Wilcox - PCGS61, illustrated above, click on the thumbnail image to enlarge. We would like to see this and its companion pieces J808/P896 and J1058/P1193 analyzed. Photo courtesy of Julian Leidman.