1861 Clark, Gruber & Co. $20 Die Trial. K-12b. Rarity-7+. Copper. Plain Edge. EF-40 (PCGS).This piece was struck a few degrees off center to approximately 3 oclock in the absence of a collar, the denticulation missing along the right obverse and reverse borders. All major design elements are sharp, however, and there are no troublesome blemishes. (A small depression at the obverse border outside star 1 is as made.) Rich charcoal-copper patina throughout, this is a handsome example of an elusive trial striking from the obverse die of the 1861 Clark, Gruber & Co. $20 that has seven stars facing Liberty instead of six as seen on regular issue examples in gold.From the Collection of Samuel J. Berngard.
