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

110L

3c

Star at 5:00 joins border.

110L

5c

V-4A. 3) Nate Smith, Fraser: 1074, S 3/78

110L

10c

Ahwash 1

110R

b-21

in left two white stripes should read at bases of 2nd and 3rd white stripes; another from rim to r. top of S(T).

110R

b-14

in incomplete should read is incomplete.

111L

2

add: *B-3. Rev. Rust pit on middle talon (of claw at observer's left); another on upright of L barely above base. Talons free; middle arrowhead touches lowest, top arrowhead free. Q5 11/81; discovered by Jack Collins.

111L

G$

3) H.P. Smith, Clapp, Eliasberg. 9) Dr. Green:13, Bareford:35.

111R

$2 1/2

3) Mills, Clapp, Eliasberg. 6) Ten Eyck:91, rev. rim stains. May have been cleaned since.

111R

$3

Die polish on neck different from 1856-7 3) Woodin, Clapp, Eliasberg:282, $15,4001 probably ex Parmelee: 1293.

111R

$5

High date; final 8 about as close to truncation as is 13th star; left base of 1 left of center of dentil Rev. Type I (1842-58): heavy letters; arrowheads join each other and adjacent shafts, berries join adjacent leaves, beak closed. Die polish in all but rightmost white stripe. 3) Add: Eliasberg:488, $39,600. 4) unknown intermediates (etc.) should read Farouk:253, Ullmer:446, $60,000, 1979 ANA:176, $44,000. Exhibited at 1976 ANA.

112L

4

should read J.E Bell, "Memorable":359, Farouk:253),

112L

$20

Possible 4) Morgenthau 416:9 (6/1940).

112R

1859

cent [800±] More struck outside sets, some possibly melted or released into circulation. One die has left base of 1 r. of left edge of dentil; apparently this obv., lapped, with left base of 1 left of center 1 has obvious polish in feathers near ribbon at 3:00, on copper restrikes.

112R

3c

[800-] Delete phrase beginning this presumably representing ...

112R

5c

[800-]

113L

10c

[800-] *B-2 = Ahwash 1

113L

25c

[800-] Obv. and rev. type I: single hair ribbon, part of one line of vertical stripe above (B)E; long closed claws, large berries, hollow eye, (E)5 nearly closed, broad rims. Ency 4018. Philip Moore:2597. Very rare. Obv. type I, Phila., 1840-59; 0 mint, 1840-59; S mint, 1855-59. Rev. type I, Phila., 1854-61; 0 mint, 1854-60; 5 mint, 1855-62. -Obv. type I, rev. type II: single hair
ribbon; rev. short open claws, smaller berries, convex eye, (E)S open, nar-rower rims. Very rare. Ency 4019. Norweb:1014. Proofs only? -Obv. and rev. type II: double hair ribbon; two lines of vertical stripe above (B)E. Ency. 4021. Obv, type II, Phila., 1859-91; 0 mint, 1860, 1891; S mint, 1860-91. Rev. type II, Phila., 1859-66.

113L

50c

[800-] 2nd var. has rev. Type 1: Long closed claws, large arrowheads, tops of LF nearly touch. Rev. Type I: Phila. 1854-60; 0 mint 1842-early 1861, 5 mint 1855-61 and some of 1862 and 1864. Obv, Shield point minutely left of left edge of 8; left base of 1 above space. Rev. Base of 3rd red stripe weak.

113R

50c

1st and 3rd var. have rev. Type II (1858-66): Shorter open claws, smaller arrowheads, tops of L F far apart. Rev. 1860-61, S mint 1863-66 NM and some 1862 and 1864.

113R

Sil$

[800-] Some are from another rev. die with inner circle plain, and a thin die scratch slanting to r. from top of (NI)T.

113R

Sil-minor sets. [800.] Many melted unsold

114L

2

after ex insert: Col. Charles H. Cumming. 6/14-16/23

114L

12

sets made should read sets sold

114L

G$

[80-] Wreath incomplete at left and top (overpolished die). 8) Earle, Clapp, Eliasberg:41. 9) NY state call. in set. 10) Southwestern call. in set. 11) J.B. Wilson:50, Brand.

114L

$2 1/2

[80-] Add: Date slants down; rev. Type I (1840-59): Arrowheads large, upper 2 touch, lowest nearly touches A, upper berries squeezed between leaves. 6) David S. Wilson, Clapp, Eliasberg:186. 7) NY state coll. in set. 8) Southwestern coll. in set. Both old and new hubs (Rev. Type I & II) occur on 1859 business strikes: 1977 ANA:4796-7. Rev. Type I: 1840-61
Phila., 1840-570, 1854-76 ·S. Rev. Type II:Arrowheads small, not touching one another, lowest far from A, berries smaller and well away from leaves. 1859-1907 Phila. business strikes, 1860-1907 proofs, 1877-79 S.

114L

$3

[80-] ... 3) Jewett, Clapp, Eliasberg:283, $14,300. 4) Boyd, Kosoff 6/52, Bareford:128. 8) Auction 79:265, $19,000. 9) Auction 81:398, $29,000. 10) N.Y. state call. in set. 11) Southwestern coll. in set.

114R

10

After One is ex insert: McCoy:1990

114R

$5

[80- ] Add: Left base of 1 above space. Rev. Incomplete feathers nearest leaves. 3) Boyd, WGC:413, Bell, "Memorable" :360, Chadwick- Darnell:683 (Kosoff 5/2-4/52). 4) Kern:383, Farouk:254, Schulman, Norweb:858. 5) Mumford, Clapp,
Eliasberg:492, $35,200. 6), 7) Royal Mint call. 8) NY state coll. in set. 9) Southwest call. in set.

114R

$10

[80-] Add: Left base of 1 above left edge of dentil. Rev. Type II (1859-65): Claws thinner, wider open than 1840-58. 4) Atwater:1437, Carter:760, $35,200. 6) Kern:507, Rapoport:2095, Wolfson:675, Kreisberg 6/17/68:1492, 11/18/68:2187, 6/16/69:1072, cleaned. 8) Ten Eyck:289, Clapp, Eliasberg:708, $41,800, Stack's. 9), 10) Royal Mint call. 11) NY state call. in set. 12) Southwest call. in set.

114R

$20

[80-] Add: Left base of 1 above left edge of dentil. 2) Ten Eyck:314, Clapp, Eliasberg:897, $71,500. 4) Parmelee:1302, Boyd, WGC:862, Bell, "Memorable":685. 5) Atwater:1251, Chadwick-Darnell:814 (Kosoff 5(52). 6) Bell I, Eliasberg, H.R. Lee: 1703. 7) NY state call. in set. 8) Southwest coll. In set. That from Morgenthau 418:364 is believed ex Morgenthau 416: 10 (6/1940), earlier CCJ 7/39:61 (ill. p. 75); same as 5)?

114R

Sets

[80] Most were melted unsold.

114R

b-13

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