Click to enlargeJ693/P772

Although described as regular dies trial pieces, these were actually deliberately struck for sale to collectors as part of complete off-metal sets.



Examples were struck as follows: To see all available images, click here.

Copper J692/P771 with only the following 3 appearing to be different:

1) Heritage 4/07 – NGC65BN

2) Simpson-Heritage 8/21 ANA, Heritage 523 – PCGS63BN

3) Lohr, Polis-B/M 6/91 – proof 63bn

Aluminum J693/P772 with the following 4 confirmed:

1) Col Green, Newman, EPNNES-Heritage 4/13, Heritage 5/13, Heritage 9/13, Heritage 4/14, Heritage 10/14, StacksBowers 11/15, StacksBowers 11/17 – NGC67 with rotation between strikings

2) Kagins 8/77 ANA, Stacks 11/06, Stacks 3/07, Berngard-Stacks 7/08, B/M 8/10, Kagins 3/17, Kagins 3/18 – PCGS66

3) Linnemann family-StacksBowers 6/13 – PCGS64

4) Kreisberg 10/78, Mcintire 4/84, Siegel 11/84, MARCA 5/85, Superior 10/90 as PCGS63, Heritage 7/97 ANA as PCGS63, Superior 2/98 as PCGS63, Superior 1/04 as PCGS63, Simpson-Heritage 11/20 – PCGS64 with a scratch at ITE in UNITED, illustrated above, click on the thumbnail image to enlarge

The NERCA 7/79 ANA piece is possibly a fifth, if it is not the same as 3 or 4.

Nickel J694/P773 with the following 3 believed to be different:

1) B/R 5/76, Superior 1/04 as PCGS63, Berngard-Stacks 7/08 as PCGS63, Simpson-Heritage 4/21, Heritage 8/21 ANA – PCGS64, illustrated at the bottom of this page courtesy of Superior

2) Hawn-Stacks 3/77, Queller-Heritage 1/09 FUN, Heritage 1/11 FUN – NGC64

3) Superior 10/79 as AU50, Christie’s 9/91 as AU, Heritage 2/92 – ANACS60

Nickel but with a plain edge J695/P774 with only the Stickney (H. Chapman 6/1907 lot 548), V, Brand (journal #39029), A. Brand (sold 10/1/40) coin known and it has not been seen since. It is not known whether it was struck using a plain edge collar or some sort of broadstruck or other mint error.