Collection: Die Trials, Hub Trials, and Splashers (1792 - 1982)

Explore U.S. Die Trials, Hub Trials and Splashers for sale from 1792 to 1982, an exceptionally specialized area of American numismatics documenting the development and testing of coinage designs at the United States Mint. These rare experimental pieces provide collectors with a direct connection to the processes used by ... Read More

Explore U.S. Die Trials, Hub Trials and Splashers for sale from 1792 to 1982, an exceptionally specialized area of American numismatics documenting the development and testing of coinage designs at the United States Mint. These rare experimental pieces provide collectors with a direct connection to the processes used by engravers and Mint officials to evaluate dies, hubs, designs and production techniques.

Die trials were produced to test or evaluate individual dies, while hub trials document stages in the creation and transfer of coinage designs. Splashers, typically created by impressing a die or hub into a soft material, could preserve an early impression of a proposed design before regular coinage production. Many such pieces were never intended for circulation and survive in extremely limited numbers, with some representing unique or nearly unique artifacts of U.S. Mint history.

Shop certified Die Trials, Hub Trials and Splashers selected by Paradime Coins for rarity, historical significance, originality, quality, surface preservation and eye appeal. Discover exceptional U.S. Mint trials, experimental coinage, pattern-related issues, Judd varieties and rare numismatic artifacts sought by advanced collectors of U.S. Pattern coins, early American coinage, Mint errors and historic United States coinage.