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Although these are described as regular die trial pieces in the standard references, it is more likely that the off-metal 'trials' of this year were deliberately struck for sale to collectors.
Examples were struck as follows: To see all available images, click here.
Copper J718/P799 with only the following 3 confirmed:
1) Superior 10/90 as PCGS65RB, Goldberg 5/99 as NGC66RB, Superior 3/00 as NGC66RB, B/M 3/01 as NGC66RB, Simpson-Heritage 8/21 – PCGS66BN, illustrated above, click on the thumbnail image to enlarge
2) Melnick 11/82, Heritage 3/03 as PCGS64BN, Goldberg 1/04, Heritage 3/04, Heritage 8/04, Heritage 11/04, Heritage 12/04, Heritage 10/05 – NGC65BN
3) Stacks 9/10 as NGC64BN, Berngard-StacksBowers 8/12 ANA, Heritage 1/14 FUN – PCGS64BN
Aluminum J719/P800 with the following 4 confirmed:
1) Spink 3/83, Superior 10/90 as PCGS64, Stacks 10/03 as PCGS64, ANR 6/04 as PCGS64, Goldberg 5/05 – PCGS64, Simpson-Heritage 11/20 – PCGS65 with some obvious peripheral corrosion
2) Kagins 8/77 ANA in set, Stacks 11/06 – PCGS65
3) NERCA 7/79 ANA in set, B/M 9/84, Heritage 12/84, Heritage 5/85, Heritage 8/85 ANA – proof 65
4) Kreisberg 10/78 with “planchet flaw at reverse at 7:00”, Heritage 7/21, GreatCollections.com 7/28/24 – PCGS63
Nickel J720/P801 with the following 5 believed to be different.
1) Superior 5/93 as PCGS65, Stacks 10/98 as PCGS65, Simpson-Heritage 1/21 FUN – PCGS66
2) Crouch-Superior 6/77, G.H. Wolfe-Heritage 1/00 FUN, Superior 6/00, Rau-Heritage 4/18 – PCGS64
3) B/R 11/74, Queller-Heritage 1/09 FUN, Heritage 1/13 FUN – NGC64
4) Heritage 5/02, Superior 1/04, Heritage 3/04, Heritage 4/04, Heritage 5/04 – PCGS63
5) B/M 8/83, Superior 10/90 – PCGS63
Photo courtesy of Bowers and Merena.
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