copy dies Public Deposited
Dies imitating some earlier issue, made later to simulate it, most often for clandestine purposes. Examples include the "Second Restrike" rev. found on half cents dated 1831, 1836, 1840-48, 1852; the rev. of 1804 "restrike" dollars, dies of the 1804 plain 4 eagle, Nagy's $10 and $25 Templeton Reid dies, and the 1884 dies of Hawaiian type.
- Breen Encyclopedia