Click to enlargeJ770/P855

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



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

Copper J769/P854 with the following 4 coins confirmed:

1) Mitchelson-Connecticut State Library

2) Doughty-NY Coin & Stamp 4/1891, Reed-Durham Museum - ICGS63RB

3) NERCA 7/79 ANA, Hughes 1/80 ?, Simpson-Heritage 9/20, Heritage 8/25 ANA - PCGS65RB

4) Stacks 1/87, cleaned and retoning, probably the coin graded PCGS60RB on PCGS.com/CoinFacts

Aluminum J770/P855 with about 4 or 5 known including:

1) Simpson-Heritage 11/20 - PCGS67 believed to be the coin imaged above as both show a line from Liberty's eye into the field, click on the thumbnail to enlarge

2) Ivy 12/76, Superior 10/89 as PCGS65, MARCA 8/91 as PCGS65, Heritage 4/11, Heritage 1/12 FUN, StacksBowers 11/12, StacksBowers 3/13 - PCGS66

3) Superior 1/90 as PCGS64, Superior 11/92 as PCGS64, Heritage 8/96 ANA as PCGS64, Heritage 1/99 FUN as PCGS65, Goldberg 2/00?, B/M 3/03 as PCGS65, Heritage 3/11 as PCGS65, Heritage 4/12, StacksBowers 6/14, Legend Auctions 7/18 - PCGS64 with a strike through at the I in LIBERTY

4) Superior 2/73, Superior 1/86, Akers Auction 90, Superior 10/91 all as part of a complete 6 piece gilt aluminum gold set - NGC65 gilt

There are several other listings that either did not have an image or the image was insufficient which may be additional specimens including Kreisberg 11/70, NERCA 7/79 ANA, Stacks 10/79, Stacks 6/84, MARCA 9/89, Christies 9/91.

Nickel J771/P856 which is believed to unique and is ex Woodin-1914 ANS exhibit, Newcomer, Farouk, Kreisberg 2/60, NERCA 7/79 ANA, Superior 1/85, Superior 10/92, Heritage 8/96 ANA, ANR 6/06 - NGC65, illustrated below courtesy of American Numismatic Rarities



Photo courtesy of Heritage.