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

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52R

V-3.

Add: 4) Garrett:239.

52R

V-4.

QS 2/77:1273 should read: QS 2/77:1293

52R

10c

B. 4-E = JR-2. Recut triple stripes. Add; }R-4: last 4 stars increasingly widely spaced, double stripes, I C A widely spaced, double stripes, I C A apart, A far from arrow. Robison: 1020.

53L

5

1977 ANA should read: assembled set, 1977 ANA should read: assembled set,

53L

$2 1/2

Cf. also Stickney ... should read; 9) Stickney:739, Clapp, Eliasberg. Cf. also Stickney:739, Clapp, Eliasberg. Cf. also Earle:2519 ...

53R

Cent

N-l. Add (3) Smithsonian Institution.

53R

Cent

1) delete ref to J.B. Wilson. 2) Frothingham, J.B. Wilson:1073, Brand. 3) Cleneay: 1879, M.A. Brown:886, "Dupont" :707, etc.

53R

10c

JR-2. Stack's 11/18/83.

54L

50c

"Hyphenated" date = BHNC 123: obv. 112, rev. 1833 Ov, 113; A (T), A (M) repunched, Rand 5 high. Add: Ov. 106, 1st * repunched, 8th presents only one point to cap; short top to 5. Randall, Garrett.

54R

Cent

N-4. This piece later Norweb III:2916.

54R

$2 1/2

1) Mint, SI. 2) Parmelee:1022, Mills, Clapp, Eliasberg:99, $50,600. 3) Davis- Graves:682. 4) Woodin:949, (etc.)

59L

Cent

N-7. Add (4) J. Nicholas 1079. (5) A. Terranova 5/80. (6) Norweb III: 2919. (7) J. Pittman.

59L

Cent

N-7. At least 6 now known.

59R

10c

Respectively JR-1, 6, 7.

60R

$2 1/2

Ill. Rev. should have an obv. of type of 1832-33. Obv. should have a rev. with-out motto and go to p.61.

61R

3

Add: One seen with "Booby" Head, close date, 4 very close to curl; split berry, T below S-A, A above M and distant.

61L

4-7

delete

62R

25c

delete 3) Neil: 907.

63L

Cent

N-1. Delete (1). (2) is Norweb III:2924, proof/uncirculated.

63R

10c

JR-2.

64L

12

inexplicable error . . . Add: 3) Bank of England, British Museum. Add: Ov. 109, earliest state: spine from 7th star, small c wholly below stern, long die file mark joins ICA to arrows. Randall, Garrett: 328.

64R

50c

Reeded edge. Legal weight 208 grs. Add: 9) Eastwood, British Museum.

65L

10

Dollar, name on base. Insert: Legal weight, 12/31/1836 issue, 416 grs.; of 3/31/37 issue, 412.5 grs.

65L

$2 1/2

B. A2. Delete 2): this piece (ex Parmelee, Smith, Mills, Woodin) went to Clapp and Eliasberg, and turned out to be a Head of 37, B. III-1 = Clapp 5.

65R

Cent

N-8. Delete Newcomb II:684; one exists: England-S. Schultz 11/80.

65R

Cent

N-13. Delete. Misattributed by w.c. Blaisdell as N-13. It was N-3 1) above.

66L

5c

LS NS. Rev. earliest state, faint die file marks above STA and left, sharper than on earliest uncs.

66L

10c

JR-2:thin center to 8; tall 0 in 10c. double period. Auction 82:666. JR-3: same obv.; low F. Mentioned by Davis.

66R

10c

LS NS. Add: 10) Newlin, Garrett. 11) Bank of England, British Museum.

67L

$2 1/2

1) Mint, S1. 2) Parmelee:1071, Mills:552, Clapp, Eliasberg:104, $39,600. 3) Harry Bass.

67L

1838

Cent N-1. Delete. Miller:922, "A-1" proved to be the N-ll (3); ... NJ Specialist (Blaisdell), Naftzger, Bobbe.

67R

10c

3) Bowers, 1957 to Don Medcalf, Hawaii, Bowers

69L

1

Delete 2). 3) ... 1975 NASC:612 (2/14-5/75)

69L

1839

Dime. B-1 = Ahwash 5 (ill. Above Ahwash 4)

69R

5

Add. . . Leidman, who says it is same coin as Reed Hawn:125, Matthew Bryan:711 (not sold); Hawn says it's a 3rd specimen. Delete word Unverified. 4) Phila. pvt. coll.

69R

$2 1/2

3 now known, one from NERCG proof set.

69R

$5

3) NERCG proof set

69R

$10

Add: Die file marks above ST and left, D. and r.

69R

b-3

No rumor of a 3rd specimen should read 3) NERCG proof set.

71R

10c

Not in Ahwash. Low date, 2nd star repunched.

71R

25c

ND delete.

73L

5c

Rev. Vertical die file mark, rim to left side of A(M).

73L

10c

Ahwash 2. Delete final sentence. Add: This has been claimed to be the same as 2).

73R

50c

8) Paramount, D.M.X. Fretwell, Ed Hipps.

73R

Sil$

7) ex Col. Green, Roe:435, Kern:811 Silver-minor sets. The Col. Green set may have corner from Elder 2/8-9/23:399

73R

2 1/2

Caption of photo: Add to 2nd line: grossly different

74L

4-36

See amended pedigree list in Ency, p.494

75L

5c

Add: New. Like V-2 but die file marks near dentils opposite 1:; 9-11 and left of date. Rev. Heavy letters, H touches leaf. Ahwash, at 1977 ANA.

75L

25c

See amended pedigree list in Ency, p.346; therein, nos. 3) and 5) are the same coin.

75R

50c

Large Date 1) Garrett:338. Heavily lap-ped die. Date above center, shield point above r. foot of 1, left base of 1
above center. Rev. Many red stripes extend up into azure. 2) Brand- Lichtenfels 1:2812. 3) Brand-Lichtenfels
II:1319, impaired. Apparently Kreisberg 11/29/65:4576, rim dent
above C(A). Compare CCJ 10/39:104-6.

76L

$5

2) Probably Farouk:249, NY state specialist.

76R

Cent

B-17. This is N-12, earliest state. A sec- and is C. D. Pierce- Kagin (11/44): 121-Blaisdell-Naftzger-R. S. Brown: 967-D.W. Loring.

76R

10c

Not in Ahwash. Shield point about above r. edge of upright of 1, pendant minutely r. of upright of 4, left base of 1 about touching center of dentil. Rev. Berry below F joins leaf stem; irregular outlines to berry below ST. Stack set.

77L

14

5) ex WGC:261, Adolph Friedman, &c.

77L

16

many should read may

77R

ill.

Transposed with 1845 $10, p.81.

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