Although these are described as regular die trial pieces in the standard references, the off-metal 'trials' of this year were deliberately made for sale to collectors. Examples exist in the following combinations: To view all available images, click here. Copper J772/P857 with about a half dozen known including: 1) Mitchelson-Connecticut State Library 2) Doughty-NY Coin & Stamp 4/1891, Reed-Durham Museum - ICG64BN 3) Stacks 8/76 ANA?, Heritage 1/18 FUN, Heritage 8/19 - PCGS64RB, fingerprint toning on obverse 4) Superior Auction 90, Stacks 9/94, Goldberg - 5/06 - PCSG64BN 5) MARCA 3/89, Superior Auction 89 - proof 64bn, plate does not match #4 6) Farouk?, Merkin 9/67?, Merkin 9/74 cleaned, lacquered?, Ivy 10/77 - proof 60 described as "lightly hairlined, some verdigris in the crevices of the wreath and around the numerals of the date". Aluminum J773/P858 with the following 4 confirmed: 1) Newman-Heritage 4/13 as NGC65, Heritage 11/13 - PCGS66 2) Merkin 9/67, Merkin 9/74, B/R 5/76, Crouch-Superior 6/77, Superior-Auction 79, Stacks 9/93, Heritage 8/96 ANA as PCGS64, Superior 2/97 as PCGS64, B/M 3/99 as NGC65, Superior 8/02 ANA as NGC65 - PCGS65 with a ping under the O in DOLLARS visible on all plated catalogs 3) Kesselman on 8/71, Bass-B/M 5/99, ANR 12/03, Heritage 4/19, Heritage 9/19 - NGC65, illustrated above, click on the thumbnail image to enlarge 4) Superior 2/73, Superior 1/86, Akers-Auction 90, Superior 10/91 all sales as part of a complete gilt aluminum set - NGC64 gilt Nickel J774/P859 which is probably unique and is ex Woodin-1914 ANS exhibit, Newcomer, Farouk, Stacks 8/76 ANA, Ivy 4/77, Ivy 8/80 ANA. Photo courtesy of American Numismatic Rarities.