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These are obverse die trials, struck in white metal outside the mint, from an 1806 die with pointed 6 variety sold by the Mint as scrap. Stacks calls this obverse the same as the one used on Overton 123 & 124. The Pollock book mentions a notation from Abe Kosoff saying that they were struck by David Proskey.
Over a half dozen are known including: To see all available images of this and the next, click here.
1) ANS accession #1949.35.2
2) Col Green, Newman, EPNNES-Heritage 11/17 – NGC65 with a horizontal hole in planchet below date
3) StacksBowers 8/11 ANA, StacksBowers 8/13 ANA, StacksBowers 11/4/14, StacksBowers 11/30/14, StacksBowers 12/13, StacksBowers 12/14, StacksBowers 3/16 – PCGS63
4) B/M 11/87 lot 483, Stacks 8/10, Heritage 8/19 ANA as PCGS63 – PCGS64
5) Brand (journal #41448 or #53549), Judd, Heritage 8/85 ANA, Meyer – Unc 63
6) Brand (journal #41448 or #53549), New Netherlands, B/M 8/87 ANA – Unc 65
7) Stacks 5/56, described as cup-shaped
The Kreisberg-Schulman 3/62 and Cox-Stacks 4/62 examples may be additional pieces or among those listed.
At least 3 other examples are known with a reverse using an embossing die for a 12 cent stamp featuring a portrait of Henry Clay of which one is struck on a spade shaped piece of metal. These latter pieces are listed as JA1806-1/P6150.
1) Stacks 9/89, Heritage 1/08 FUN, Rau-Heritage 4/18 – PCGS64
2) Empire Coin 11/58 Mail Bid Sale #1, Stacks 9/88 – Unc
3) B/M 11/87 lot 484, Meyer – Unc 65, struck on a shield shaped piece of white metal
The die itself is still extant and is in the American Numismatic Society.
The image is a scan from Heritage's 1985 ANA sale.
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