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

- Unattributed: Two reported by Wayte Raymond.

Quarter Eagle. Only one variety; reverse of 1830-31 proofs and business strikes. (1) Col. Mendes 1. Cohen: 199, choice (1875), not since seen unless reappearing as one of those to follow. (2) "Memorable": 92, hairmarked on cheek. (3) R. Coulton Davis - W. H. Woodin: 947, small nick. (4) Maris: 17, ex Winslow Lewis, possibly No. 1 above.
Half Eagle. A single 13-star coin is rumored to exist.

It is most unlikely that any sets were made, despite the obvious occasion of the Washington Centennial. Why the extra half cents cannot even be conjectured.

1833

Half Cent. Only the one variety. Over two dozen are known, possibly more than 30. I was offered at least twelve demonstrably different ones (some impaired) in 1950. Two in Ryder collection (NN 44th), two in Davis-Graves. Dies perfect or with very slight crack through top stars; without the severe clash marks seen on many business strikes.

Cent. Newcomb 4. High date, 1833/2, much nearer device than border; leaf ends just past stand of F. Only one seen, the former McCoy: 715, Levick, Woodward (10/64): 684, R. C. W. Brock, University of Pennsylvania, P.H. Ward, New Netherlands coin (1959). This shows minute evidence of four blows from the press (quadruple profile on lips).

The Dr. French - T. James Clarke N-3, lot 252 in the Clarke sale, was claimed to be a proof, but was out to a mail bidder when I examined the Clarke cents. It reappeared as Sloss: 184, at $115, where called "proof-like." N-3 has date rather wide and placed well to right, curl begins r. of center of first 3, leaf ends under left tip of F.

Half Dime. V-1. Very heavy high border, 83 too close, rev. of 1831 V-I with filled final S. Eliasberg, ex John H. Clapp, possibly ex Parmelee: 1027. In the Mickley catalogue of 1867, W. Elliot Woodward remarked that he had never heard of a proof 1833 -only thirty-four years after it was made! Neil : 1548 and 1552 have not been identifiedand may not have been proofs. Wayte Raymond had seen three specimens, probably including Clapp's. Cf. "Dupont": 1364; Kern: 1934.

Dime. *B. 2-D. 1 high, leaning r., but not distant; close date. Rev. leaves doubled at left. (1) Landau: 432, to R. F. Batchelder. (2) Philadelphia Estate, ex Neil: 1223. (3) One other seen in a private collection. Cf. also Newcomb 1:556 (exhibited in ANS 1914); Cleneay:1109, possibly ex McCoy: 574, Levick. Both dies exist in nonproof combined with other dies, but thismuling is known only on proofs.

-Obv. 3 with rev. not positively identified: date spaced 1 833, the 1 high. WGC:489. The W. L. Carson coin may have been of either of these varieties.

Quarter. Browning 1: period after C. (1) Eliasberg. (2) One other seen during the 1950's. Compare Mougey: 698; Cleneay: 1345, slightly impaired; Parmelee: 1025 (not certain that it was from this reverse); McCoy: 513 to Levick.

- B-2. No period after C; rusted obv. die. ANS has a questionable example; compare WGC:III. One other reported long ago, not now traced.

- Unattributed. Wayte Raymond reported four. Half Dollar. The only proofs verified to exist are restrikes or antedated fantasy pieces having plain high rim and round border beads. See Restrikes and Fantasy Pieces, below. Cf. McCoy:456 to Levick.

Quarter Eagle. Only one variety; rev. same as 1830-32 inclusive, proofs and business strikes. The recutting on U is weaker than on former coins. (1) SI, from Mint collection. (2) Parmelee: 1022, reappearing as Mills: 546; choice. This may possibly have reappeared as Davis-Graves: 682; it was seen in NewYork later in the 1950's. (3) Woodin

- Newcomer -Green - B. G. Johnson - various dealer intermediaries -"Memorable": 93,not too carefully handled. Compare G. H. Hall: 1732 and Gable: 376, latter graded as hairmarked.

Half Eagle. Type II: Large wide date. Adams 2. Clapp 1. (1) SI, from Mint collection, rev. of 1832. (2) Randall: 938 Parmelee: 1021 various intermediaries, last seen in the Farouk collection. (3) Ex Nicholas Petry:314 (Chapmans, 1893), hairlined.

It is very unlikely that any sets were made.