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

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115R

10c

Type I is Ahwash 1. Compare ill. At Ency. p.315.

115R

24

left edges should read left edge

115R

10c

Type II. Compare ill. at Ency. p.316. Reported earlier, first verified by Doug Winter, 1982 ANA:1951. Presently Ex. rare in proof.

115R

25c

Obv. and rev. TypeII (see notes to 113L above).

116R

$3

3) Mougey, Clapp, Eliasberg:284, $9,900.

116R

$5

7) Ely, Garrett:482, $18,000. 8) Ten Eyck:226, Clapp, Eliasberg:496, $17,600. 9) Farouk:254, Schulman, Norweb:862, possibly same as 4)? 10) Carter: 678.

116R

$10

3) Atwater:1438, Carter:761, $28,600. 6) Ely;. Garrett:1688, $39,000.

116R

$20

3) Atwater:1252, Chadwick-Darnell:817. 6) Ely, Garrett:789, $80,000.

117L

10c

Not in Ahwash

117R

Silver-minor sets... Phila. Estate ex Col. Charles H. Cumming

117R

G$

Smith, Clapp, Eliasberg

117R

$2 1/2

delete possibly ex; add 6) Woodin:l003, Clapp, Eliasberg ... It's Ullmer:367, $4,500 ...

117R

$3

3) Mougey, Clapp, Eliasberg. 5) delete, replace with J.E Bell, "Memorable":247, Bareford:131Copper spots below and left of chin.

117R

$5

3) Ten Eyck:227, Clapp, Eliasberg. 4) should read Atwater:1253, Wolfson:875, Kagin "Sale of the 70s": 1786.

118R

10c

Heavy date var, = Ahwash 1. Left base of 1 above r, of center of dentil.

119L

$5

Rev. "Center dot" (low) on 3rd red stripe. 3) ... Bareford:176.

119L

$10

Rev. Right end of scroll weak. Stripes thin. 4) Ten Eyck:292, Clapp, Eliasberg. 9) ... Bareford:219. 11) Stack type set. One traded off by Dr. Sloss is thought to have been ex Farouk:198, Sol Kaplan.

119R

$20

4) Ten Eyck:316, Clapp, Eliasberg. 8) ... Bareford:229, Stack's 4/78:912.

120R

5c

Some business strikes show the 1864 rev. with crack from rim to wreath at 3:30. Restrikes: earliest show repunching on r. side of 1 (fades).

120R

10c

Ahwash 1.

120R

b-5

Left ribbon and should read Left ribbon end

120R

25c

Proofs only? Business strikes seen to date are from another pair of dies: shield point minutely r. of upright of 1, left base of 1 minutely r. of center, traces of bases of extra 18 first punched too high, then corrected (these fade); date above center and level. Rev. All arrows free; shattered through legend.

120R

50c

Motto. Judd 342, Ency 4930. Obv. of 3rd regular var., in later state, later even than when used with the GOD OUR TRUST rev. Rev. Same as 1865 motto (not 1864), repolished; feathers below shield and left attenuated as are 2nd and 3rd red stripes (from left); therefore, struck after 1865. 5 known? Incl. 1) Dr. Judd, "Ill Hist:':294. 2) Atlanta Set. 3) Pvi. coll. Cf. Lenox Lohr, R.E. Cox: 2214; B & R RCR 23, p.57 (1975), D.C. Montgomery:1681; Hatie:1624 (B&M 8/3/83). Should be moved to the "Restrikes and Fantasy Pieces" chapter.

121L

25c

Motto. Judd 335, Ency 4043. Striae slant down above 8, others in field; rev. scattered rust pits in field, plainest between leaf and wing, between final A and wing, and below (E)S. 5 known? Incl. 1) Judd, ''Ill. Hist:271; 2) Kagin, Martin Paul (1987, from Atlanta 9-piece set of 1863-65 motto coins). 3) Pvt. coll Cf. D.C. Montgomery:1679; River Oaks:949 (B&R 2/20/76, 11/11/76). Should be moved to the "Restrikes and Fantasy Pieces" chapter.

121R

Sil$

Motto. Judd 345, Ency 5473. Low date to left, not found on regular proofs. Rev. of 1864-5 Motto coins, further repolished; only traces of the original striae between arrowhead and L. Probably 7 to 10 survive. Incl. 1) Woodside:129 (in 3-pc. set, "unique"), Woodin, Newcomer, Judd, "Ill. Hist:':295. 2) Atwater:225, Ewalt:44, Dines:790, Auction 86:473, $5,060 (rubbed in fields). 3) Bolender, Ostheimer, Merkin 9/18/68:453, ill. 4) NERCG Cat. 5, p.50 (1976), Arthur Lamborn, "Fairfield" :27, $2,100 (1977). 5) Atlanta Set. 6) Pvt. coll. One went to Gordon Wrubel; another was in a Paul Kagin FPL, ca. 1982; Hatie: 1627 may be another. Should be moved to the "Restrikes and Fastasy Pieces" chapter

121R

G$

3) Boyd, WGC:18, J.E Bell, "Memorable":19, Bareford:46, obv, rim nick. In next line This may have reap-nick. In next line This may have reap-8/1892, Clapp, Eliasberg

122L

$2 1/2

4) Mills, John H. Clapp, ... 9) believed same as 8). 12) . . . Kosoff 5/52:230; delete possibly ... doubt.

122L

$3

3) Woodin, Clapp . . . Delete One of the above . . . believed ex and add 9) Boyd, WGC:278, J.E Belt "Memorable":249, Bareford:133.

122R

$10

If 4) has rim nick at 12th star & rim stains above ES, it went to NERCG and Tesoro.

123L

1c

CN 3rd var. : similar to 1st but all Xs filled; no doubling on legend.

123R

1c

Bronze, no L. Pure copper examples: another, 73.5 grs., ex NN, Kagin 3/69, "$2,100; 1977 ANA:2169.

123R

12-13

should read as the copper-nickel; I have seen one with the crack mentioned, and rev. of 1863 bronze cents.

124L

1c

With L, copper-nickel. 51 grs. Kagin 7/74:783, "$1,100;' 1977 ANA:2168A.

124L

2c

LM (3) Thin date, no repunching. (4) This die used for CN strikings.

124R

3c

base of 4 open should read base of 4 double; almost

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