Click to enlargeJA1806-1/P6145

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.