Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of United States and Colonial Proof Coins 1722-1989

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40L

22

N-8. Delete, this is a prooflike first strike.

40L

34

J. Kelly. should read: James Kelly, Kelly 11/29-30/47:613.

40R

Cent

N-1. Nos.1&2 identical, Dupont:568-Pittman. No.3 is the second traced.

40R

24

should read: -- 1818, normal wide date spaced 1 81 8, ...

41L

Cent

N-1. Delete: not proof (Auction '80:1049).

41L

Cent

N-10. Delete (I), not proof.

41L

1819

50c Add: Obv, proof, rev. unc., Ov. 108 earliest state. Widest date, 7th star almost touches dentil; repunched 5. John Dannreuther.

41L

1820

Cent N-13. Possible 2nd: W.S. Lincoln (ca. 1890), B.H. Collins, Frossard 144:680, . "lightly connected stars:'

41L

Cent

N-6. Add; M.A. Brown:847, spot below thirteenth star.

41R

10c

Breen 2-B and 7-H = JR-8, 13.

42R

10c

Respectively JR-7, 9.

43L

$2 1/2

Earliest states: guidelines show faintly. 1) Mint, S1. 2) GW. Cogan 7/15/1882, Garrett:743, $120,000. 3) Parmelee:931, Mills:337, Clapp, Eliasberg:90, $46,200, Auction 84:1373 $71,500. 4) Woodin: 939, Bell, "Memorable": 86. 5) D.S. Wilson: 165. 6) Gable:368. 7) Gaylord: 100. Dr. Clifford Smith:1495 may be one of 4), 5), or 6). Most of these have small curved mark on cheek from foreign matter adhering to die.

43R

Cent

N-6. Delete (2), not proof.

44L

Cent

N-4. Replace with: one known, Winsor: 919-Williams (Kosoff 11/50) :312- Blaisdell-private collector.

44L

Cent

N-1. Delete this reference; others may exist.

44L

10c

JR-1.

44R

Cent

N-1. Add (5), England-F.Werner-WK. Raymond-Bowers and Ruddy-}. Flynn- Denis Loring. Cleaned, now retoned.

44R

Cent

1823/2. Add: 5) Loring ex Joe Flynn. Cleaned.

44R

10c

JR-3.

45L

10c

JR-l. Bareford:166, ex Menjou:174

45R

10c

Respectively JR-1; 2; 3 or 4.

46L

1826

1/2c 4 known; pedigrees as in Breen [1984] p.325. All are Gilbert 1 = Breen 1 = Cohen 1.

46R

1826

50c Add; Ov. 101, plain 2, wide date, AT join, A M apart, earliest state, guideline at obv, dentils 11:00-12:00 & below date; repunched 1. 1) Alan Lee Scott:1454 (NASCA 4/80), Ahwash.

47L

Cent

N-l. Add (4) Smithsonian Institution.

47L

10c

Respectively JR-1, 8 (most recently Stack's 12/27/81 sale), 12, 11, 10 (ill.; d. Bareford:170).

47R

1827

25c. See amended pedigree list in Ency, p.341.

48R

Cent

N-8 Newcomb II:599 is not proof.

48R

10c

JR-1

49L

1828

25c 7) should read: Stack type set

49R

Cent

N-l. Delete reference to Bareford coin (Auction '80:1059).

49R

1829

cent N-6. All proofs have top 4 stars flat, rev. slightly rotated. #4 recolored; #7 has been doubted; 2+ more known

50L

V-6

Add: 1987 ANA:1437

50L

10c

Respectively JR-1, 3, ?, ?, 4.

50R

4

Add: --Same type. JR-7. Straight neck 2, * 9-10 closer than 8-9 or 10-11; scroll ends below r. tip of r. foot of M. 1) Stack's 12/23/76 sale; 2) Reported in JR book.

50R

10c

JR-4 = 1830/29 (1976 ANA:796); JR 6 = widest date, low 3, * 6-7 distant; ME apart, ER close (others listed).

50R

50c

Small 50 C. Ov. 111a, earliest state.
Repunched 9.

51L

Cent

N-10. (4) is Norweb III:2906. Add (5) England-J. Bobbe (1986).

51R

50c

Small O. Add: Ov. 103 earliest state. Set) high, A(M) and 5 repunched at left. 1) Ivy, cleaned; edge, diagonals slant down to r.

52L

Cent

N-9. Add (2) Smithsonian Institution.

52L

N-10

One other reported should read: 4) Kagin, Bobbe, Naftzger. Nicked.

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