Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

EF-40 From Europe in 1968 • Jerry Cohen (Abner Kreisberg) 11/ /1968 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • Early American Coppers 4/1989: 18 $36,000. State I.

EF-40 From England in 11/1971 to John J, Ford, Jr. • C.Douglas Smith • Garry Fitzgerald • Lester Merkin, privately • John W. Adams, 6/1972 • Dorothy Paschal • Robinson S. Brown, Jr., 5/1976 • Denis W. Loring. 1977 ANA (Kagin's Numismatic Auctions #309): 224 $9,000 • Stack's • John L. Roper II • Stack's 12/1983: 446 $28,600 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 12/11/1986 • Herman Halpern • Stack's 3/1988: 16 $33,000 • Dennis Irving Long • Bowers and Merena 1/1990: 17 $29,700 • Denis W. Loring. State III.

VF-35 Stack's, privately 8/8/1956 • Harold Bareford 9/13/1985 • Herman Halpern, 12/26/1986 • C. Douglas Smith. Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz, 11/1989 • Jeffrey Oliphant. State III.

VF-35 W. E. Leister • Glendining & Co., Ltd. (London) #14, 10/1970: 596 • Kenneth M. Goldman, 1970 • Ted Kress • Thomas E. Werner • Delaware Valley Rare Coin Co. • Auction '90 (Stack's): 25 $27,500 • Delaware Valley Rare Coin Co. • Bowers and Merena Galleries FPLs, 1990-91 $29,700 • Dr. John A. Van Arsdall • Bowers and Merena 1/1993: 218 not sold • Dr. John A. Van Arsdall • Bowers and Merena 11/1994: 2037 $1,320 • Steven K. Ellsworth.

VF-35 A. H. Baldwin & Sorts, Ltd. (London), 5/26/ 1954 • Mrs. R. Henry Norweb • Bowers and Merena 11/1988: 2697 $26,400 • Anthony Terranova • Auction '89 (David W. Akers): 1004 $30,800 • Samuel Spatzer (Esquire Coin Co.) • Douglas F. Bird and Lou Rasera (Southland Coins & Currency) • Daniel W. Holmes, Jr.

VF-30 Henry C. Miller • Thomas L. Elder 4/1917: 644 $102.50 • Henry C. Hines • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 1943 • Sheraton Coin Co. • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/ 1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973: 336 $3,250 • First Coinvestors • Pine Tree Auction Co. 2/1975: 599 $3,500 • William R. T. Smith • Jack H. Beymer • Albert Ault • Alfred K. Nippert, Jr.

VF-25 John E. Burton • W. Elliot Woodward #42, 101 1881: 111 $15 • R. A. Britton • H. G. Sampson 2/1882: 765 $16.75 • George L. Davis • Stack's 4/1954: 1576 $900 • Herbert M. Oechsner • Stack's 9/1988: 34 $10,450 • John Frankenfield.

VF-20 Property of a retired collector • Thomas L. Elder #17, 5/1908: 254m $60 • Thomas L. Elder • Thomas L. Elder #18, 6/1908: 1013 • Dr. C. Henry • Thomas L. Elder 5/1937: 1093 $121 • Judge Thomas L. Gaskill • unknown • Superior Galleries 10/1973: 21 $1,800 • Larry Hanks (EI Paso Coin Co.)

VF-20 Charles J. Dupont • Stack's 9/1954: 23 $575 • A. Kosoff s unknown s Quality Sales Corp. 9/1980: 12 $4,800 • George E. Ewing, Jr. • Jack H. Beymer • Jack H. Robinson • Superior Galleries 1/1989: 19 $8,250 • Douglas F. Bird • unknown • 1997 ANA (Heritage Numismatic Auctions): 8130 $12,650 • Thomas D. Reynolds • Walter Husak. State III.

VF-20 Thomas L. Elder, privately 5/29/1943 $100 • Leonard M. Holland • Pennypacker Auction Centre,5/1959 $450 • Allen E. McDowell.

VF-20 Wm. H. Smith (Eureka Coin Shop) 2/1960: 730.

VF-20 Dr. Jasper Robertson • French's #90, 3/1967: 533 $3,000.

Obverse 13. One bead is centered above the loop of R: with two beads centered above T. Bases of BER are in line with ER almost touching, and T lower than Y. The base of 1 almost rests on a bead. Base of 7 points at a bead and nearly touches it. Pole is less than half its thickness away from the bust and its end points at the center of a bead. 96 beads.

Reverse J.

Die states: The die buckles behind the curls below the cap, and rapidly advances, explaining the immediate discard of this obverse. Reverse as preceding.

Equivalents: EAC 18. Encyclopedia 1647. Rarity 8. Only two known.

Remarks: Reported by R. E. Naftzger, Jr. in February 1978 as "NC-6." ("A New 1793 Liberty Cap Variety," Penny-Wise, no. 65, 3/15/1978, pp. 54-59.) Probably fewer than 60 were struck. The obverse must have lasted only an hour or two in the press.

Condition Census:

VG-8 Sharpness of F-12 but light surface roughness, a few nicks, and minor edge dents. Found in a box of foreign coins from Italy which were in a Long Island, New York collection • Fred S. Werner • Jon Hanson, 12/1977 as "Sheldon-16" • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner, 8/13/1992 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. 1/1996: 18 $19,800 • Denis W. Loring, 12/ 1996 • L. Michael Lawrence. The discovery example. 199.85 grains. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

G-4 On consignment from William Hatchet to Marvin Sheer (Normar Coins) and purchased unattributed on 5/16/1985 by John and James Bergman • Superior Galleries 9/1985: 224 $6,325 • Jack H. Robinson • Superior Galleries 1/1989: 18 $13,750 • Daniel W. Holmes, Jr.

No other examples have been reported.