That's just a regular dies trial piece in aluminum. The 1868 gold dollar is a heavily counterfeited date. Wonder if the counterfeiter did run one off in aluminum or some other white metal.
Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.
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