Walter Breen
| PAGE | LINE | REMARKS |
|---|---|---|
124R |
1c |
64 touch. Obv. Ahwash I, who said that uncs. exist: not seen. |
125L |
10c |
Pendant above left of center of 6. Rev. of Ahwash 2. |
125L |
25c |
Motto. Judd 386. Ency 4044. Obv. of regular no-motto proofs; rev. of 1863 Motto, more rusted. 5 to 7 reported. Incl. 1) Dr. Judd; 2) 1977 ANA:2174, $1,300; 3) Atlanta Set; 4) Covington:642 (Paramount 9/14/78), Auction 79:175; 5) Pvt. call. Cf. Kagin 7/12/74:784. Should be moved to the ''Restrikes and Fantasy Pieces" chapter. |
125L |
50c |
Motto. Judd 391. Ency 4931. 64 apart; trace of extra base below center of base of 4. Not used on regular nomotto proofs. Rev. Inner circle above TES OF; bases of RI not touching; bases of white stripes rough except 1st: small rust pit just above base of next to right. 5 to 7 known? Incl. 1) Dr. Judd, "Ill. Hist:285. 2) Ex Boyd, Wm. Guild. 3) 1977 ANA:2178, $1500 (r, field rubbed). 4) Atlanta Set. 5) Pvt. coll. Cf. Stack's 5/5/78:1005; Kort-John:537 (Stack's 10/19/79); Kagin 3/69, 7112/74:785; Beverly:947 (Kagin 1/3/75.). Should be moved to the "Restrikes and Fastasy Pieces" chapter. |
125L |
Sil$ |
Motto. Judd 396. Ency 5474. Centered date to left, 64 apart; not used. on regular no-motto proofs. Rev. As 1863, earlier die state. About 7 known? Incl. 1) Parmelee, Woodside, Woodin, Newcomer, Judd, "Ill. Hist:286, ill. 2) Atwater: 256, Ewalt:45. 3) "Newport":1118 (B&R 1/30175), B&R FPLs 23-29 (1975-77), Roy Harte:3268 (B&R 11/77). 4) Gordon Krohn, Del Parker, pvt. coll., ill. Num. News Calendar, 6/88. 5) Atlanta Set. Should be moved to the "Restrikes and Fantasy Pieces" chapter. |
125R |
sets |
One set in case of issue with bronze cent: Kreisberg 11/18/68:2327, 6/16/69:1255. |
126L |
$2 1/2 |
11) Spedding, Clapp, Eliasberg: 199. 3) |
126L |
$3 |
Sears 11/09, Clapp, Eliasberg:289. 5) ... Bareford:134. One of nos. 6)-11) is probably ex Brand, Glenn E. Foote, 1950 ANA:515 |
126L |
$5 |
4) Chapmans (1893), Clapp, Eliasberg:508. |
126R |
$10 |
9) Mumford (1896), Clapp, Eliasberg:720. |
126R |
$20 |
4) Ten Eyck:317, Clapp, Eliasberg, "H.R. Lee": 1708. |
126R |
1c |
First var.: earliest state, base of 1 repunched, extra outlines on letters; rev. as 3rd var, (Described for the author by Doug Winter) 2nd var.: file marks down from eye; few hollows (die polish) in feathers. |
127L |
2c |
2nd var. has die chip left of base of W. * B. |
127L |
3c |
1-A. 1977 ANA:564; Stack's 4/78:259, $825. |
127R |
10c |
*B-l = Ahwash 2; Torn DeLorey reports one with rev. 1800 from normal. 2nd var. = Ahwash 1. |
127R |
b-1 |
25c Motto. Judd 425; Ency 4045. Obv. of 1st var. without motto. Rev. Die polish on scroll at ends of segment left and r, of WE, and between RU 7 to 9 reported? Incl.: 1) Parmelee:1347, Woodside:161, Woodin, Brand, Dr. Judd, I'll. Hist:"294. 2) Atwater:722. 3) 1976 ANA:3590, $2,800 (see remark at 1865 Motto Dollar). 4) Atlanta Set. 5) Pvt. call. Cf. Beverly:959; Crouch:394 (Superior 6/3/77); Lamborn, "Farrfield":19; "Fund 1":370 (NERCA 4110/80), Auction 80:540, Sutherland:9 (Paramount 3/30/81); Auction 84:527. Should be moved to the "Restrikes and Fantasy Pieces" chapter. Motto. Judd 429. Ency 4932. Low date, unlike no-motto proofs; rev. of 1863 |
128L |
50c |
Motto, earliest state, before repolishing. 7 to 10 reported? Incl. 1) Parmelee:1347, Woodside:161, Woodin, Brand, Dr. Judd, "Ill. Hist:':295. 2) Atwater:500. 3) Reed Hawn:226, $1,900. 4) 1976 ANA:3610, $3,750: see remark at 1865 Motto Dollar. 5) 1977 ANA:2180, $5,000. 6) Atlanta Set. 7) Pvt. coll. Cf. Cass, "Empire":1907, Kagin, Beverly:959; Lenox Lohr, R.E. Cox:2219; Lamborn, Fairfield:23. Should be moved to the "Restrikes and Fantasy Pieces" chapter. |
128L |
Sil$ |
Motto. Judd 434. Ency 5475. Obv. as regular no-motto proofs. Rev. as 1864, repolished. This die was first used for the last two proof vars. of 1866, then on the first two of 1867, then repolished for use with this 1865 obv., later with the 1864, last of all (again repolished) with the 1863. Supposedly 7 3- piece sets were struck; more than 7 dollars are traceable, possibly 10 survive. Incl.: 1) Parmelee:1347, Woodside:16L Woodin, Brand, Judd, "IlL Hist:296, Merkin 6/70:650. 2) Atwater:257, Ewalt: 46. 3) Jerome Kern:837, O.K. Rumbel, 1952 ANA: 2874. 4) 'Anderson Dupont" :2657, Ben Stack, pvt. call. 5) "OldPhila. coll.; Lester Merkin, pvt. call. 6) 1976 ANA:3616, $10,000, originally part of a 3-piece set, probably ex Dr. Augustine of a 3-piece set, probably ex Dr. Augustine via Boston Museum of Fine Arts. 7) 1977 ANA:2182, $8,000, 1983 ANA:3048, $9,000. 8) Amon Carter:278, $9,900. 9) Atlanta Set. 10) Arthur Lamborn, Fairfield:32, overstruck on an 1866 dollar, both dates clear. Cf. "Commonwealth":838 (NERCA 7/29/77), 1978 GENA:719 (Kagin 9/29/78); Johnson-Meyer:1620 (B&R 2/9/78). The 1863-65 Motto coins were believed true transitionals from 1890 until 1977, when the overstrike introduced doubt. Only at the 1987 ANA, when the Atlanta Set showed up, could the relative order be found for the quarters and halves. Absolute chronology awaits identifying their revs. among regular proof dies of 1866-69. But as they were offered in 3-piece sets for each date, all may have been struck between mid 1867 and 1868, the 1865s first in each de-nomination, then the 1863s except the dollar, then the 1864s, lastly the 1863 dollars. Should be moved to the "Restrikes and Fantasy Pieces" chapter. |