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

Valuation Guide
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1825 Large A's. N-9; N-2 (latter unverified)750
1826 Unverified_
1827 N-7. 8 and E's in ONE CENT recut under tops. 4 known_
1827 N-4. 7 directly below curl. About 14 known. 1976 TAD sale (imp.)650
1827 Other varieties_
1828 N-8 2 known. (Other vars. untraced)_
1829 N-6. Large letters. 6 or 7 known. (Other vars. unverified) TAD sale (nicked)850
1830 2 var. About 5 known_
1831 Small letters. N-11, 3. About 14 known. 1976 TAD sale (nicked)700
1831 Large Letters. 3 var. 5 or 6 known_
1832 N-1. 2 known. 1976 TAD sale2500
1833/2 N-4. Unique_
1834 *N-7. Large date, stars, letters. 3 known_
1834 N-3. Large date, small stars and letters. 9 or 10 known_
1835 Head of '34, small date and stars. 2 var. 3 known_
1835 Head of '36. Unique_
1836 Four varieties. 7 known_
1837 Head of '36. 2 vars. 6 or 7 known_
1837 Wider rounded bust. N-6, 8. 3 known_
1837 Head of 1838 (beaded hair cord). N-10. 3 or 4 known_
1838 N-11. 9 or 10 known (other vars. untraced). 1976 TAD sale1600
1839 Unverified_
1840 Small date over large 18. N-2. About 15 known. TAD sale2300
1841 *N-1. About 24 known1500
1842 Small date. N-1. About 6 known_
1842 Large date. N-3. About 4 known_
1843 Type of '42. *N-14 (other var. is unique). about 12 known2000
1843 Obv. of '42, rev. of '44. Unverified_
1844 *B-8 (other var. untraced) 15 to 18 known? 1976 TAD sale1700
1845 *N-14 (other vars. unique or almost unique) 9 or 10 known_
1846 Small date, closed 6. *B-22 (other vars. unique or almost unique) About 6 known_
1846 Small date, open 6. N-10. 3 known_
1846 Tall date. *B-27. Four known. 1976 TAD sale2100
1847 Four vars. About 10 to 12 known. 1977 Blauvelt sale1600
1848 *N-19. 14 to 18 known2000
1849 *N-18. About 12 known. 1976 TAD sale1500
1849 N-1. 5 known_
1850 2 vars. 8 to 10 known_
1852 *B-23 (other vars. nearly unique) About 7 known. TAD sale1350
1854 N-12. About 20 to 25 known. 1975 NENA sale2600
1855 Slanting 5's. N-10, chip from front coronet line QS 9/73 sale2100
1855 Slanting 5's. *N-11, no coronet chip. About 12 known_
1856 Slanting 5. *N-52000
1857 Small date. *N-3. Die file marks through TY2200
1857 Small date. *N-5, *new (no die file marks at TY)2750
*1868 Piece de caprice. 4 or 5 known in copper (2 or 3 in nickel)_

FLYING EAGLE CENTS

1856 Unattributed. Copper-nickel2200
1856 Unattributed. Copper, thick or thin flans2000
1856 Unattributed. Extra nickel in alloy (nearly white, weak date)_
1856*Rev. Oak wreath, garnished shield. Copper-nickel. 3 or 4 known_
1856* As last. Copper. 3 known_
n.d. *(1856) No inscription. Regular rev. Copper-nickel. 2 known_
n.d. *(1856) As last. Copper. 4 or 5 known. 1975 Beck I sale1700
n.d. *(1856) Large letters. Regular reverse. Copper-nickel. Unique?_
n.d. *(1856) As last. Copper. Untraced_
1857 Possibly 10 to 12 known2500
1858 Large letters. Possibly 10 to 12 known?2500
1858 Small letters. Possibly 15 to 20 known? 1976 Beck II sale2500
1858 Transitional. Small letters. Rev. Laurel wreath, die of 1859500
1858 Transitional. Large letters. Rev. Laurel wreath. 2 or 3 known_

"INDIAN HEAD" CENTS

1858*Rev. of 1857. "First transitional Indian" 3 obv. dies400
1858 Rev. of 1859. "Second transitional Indian" 3 obv. dies375
1859 Laurel wreath. Leaves in clusters of 6. 40-50 known?750
1859 Oak wreath, shield. Unverified in proof state_
1860 Oak wreath, shield. [1000, net 542]500
1861 [1000, net 400-]550
1862 [550+, net 430+]375
1863 Copper-nickel, plain edge. [460+]375
1863 Copper-nickel, reeded edge. 4 or 5 known_
1863*Bronze, wt. 48 grains = 3.11 grams. About 200 known?, 1976 TAD sale480
1863-L *3 or 4 known in copper-nickel or bonze. Pointed bust_
1864 Copper-nickel. [370+].1975 ANA sale625
1864 Bronze. No L. Blunt bust. [100+]700
1864-L Pointed bust. Possibly 10 to 12 known?6000
1865 Plain 5. [500+]325
1866 [725]325
1867 [625+]325
1868 [600+]325
1869 [600+]525
1870 [1000+]350
1871 [960+]400
1872 [950+]500
1873 Closed 3 only. [1100+]250
1874 [700+]225
1875 [700+]225
1876 [1150+]200
1877 [510+] 1976 ANA sale1100
1878 [2350]175
1879 [3200]150
1880 [3955]120
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