Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Condition Census:

MS-61 With a line-like planchet defect through O in OF. Obtained in trade for rare coins (sold for $5) from Edward Cogan by Joseph J. Mickley • W. Elliot Woodward • W. Elliot Woodward, 10th Semi-Annual Sale, 10/1867: 1938 $110 Mortimer Livingston Mackenzie • Edward Cogan 6/1869: 626 $145 • John Rhodes • James E. Root • Edward Cogan 12/1878: 234 $170 • Lorin G. Parmelee • New York Coin & Stamp Co. 6/1890: 670 $167 • Miller per Steigerwalt • Virgil M. Brand, 2/7/1941 • B. G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.), 7/6/1943 $450 • Oscar J. Pearl • Numismatic Gallery FPL, 1944: 1 $1,850 • Charles M. Williams • Numismatic Gallery #68, 11/1950:1 $1,400 • Harold Bareford, 9/13/1985 • Herman Halpern, 12/11/1986 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner • Jay Parrino (The Mint). State I. Obverse and reverse illustrated on the Crosby-Levick Plate, in Penny Whimsy, and in Noyes.

MS-60 Thomas L. Elder, privately. Paul S. Seitz, 8/ 4/1947 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • Alan Weinberg.

AU-50 Sotheby Parke Bernet #3695, 11/1974: 59 $13,000 • Mike Brownlee, Kenneth M. Goldman, Julian Leidman and Stanley Kesselman • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 12/11/1986 • Herman Halpern • Stack's 3/1988: 1 $71,500 • Anthony Terranova • Bowers and Merena Galleries FPLs, 1988 to 1989 $97,500 • Kenneth M. Goldman and Anthony Terranova • Martin Paul (The Rarities Group) • Heritage Numismatic Auctions 10/1990: 452 $57,500 • Martin Haber (South Miami Rare Coins) • Anthony Terranova • Dr. Haig Koshkarian. State I.

AU-50 George F. Seavey • William H. Strobridge, 1873: 204 2 • Lorin G. Parmelee, privately. M. A. Brown. S. H. & H. Chapman 4/1897: 740 $150 • Ed. Frossard • Allison W. Jackman • Henry Chapman 6/1918: 683 $320 • Dr. Henry W. Beckwith, privately • Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 1 $380 • F. C. C. Boyd, 1957 • New Netherlands Coin Co.• New Netherlands Coin Co. #50, 12/1957: 879 $1,400 • Corrado Romano • Stack's 6/1987: 144 $49,500 • Andrew M. Hain. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Early American Cents.

AU-50 Sharpness of MS-60 but edge dents. Richard B. Winsor • S. H. & H. Chapman 12/1895: 818 $136 • George H. Earle, Jr. • Henry Chapman 6/1912: 3350 $145 • S. H. Chapman • Clarence S. Bement. Henry Chapman 5/1916: 284 $220 • Henry Chapman • Col. James W. Ellsworth, 3/1923 • Wayte Raymond, 3/1923 • George H. Clapp • ANS. State V.

AU-50 With a small planchet defect under ST in STATES. Edward Cogan s Thomas Cleneay • S. H. & H. Chapman 12/1890: 1796 $100 • S. H. & H. Chapman • John G. Mills • S. H. & H. Chapman 4/1904: 1229 $125 • George H. Earle, Jr. • Henry Chapman 6/1912: 3351 $80 • S. H. Chapman • Carl Wurtzbach, 1919 • Virgil M. Brand, 2/ 7/1941 • B. G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.), 2/ 21/1944 • Arthur e. Fritz • Rudolph Khol • Federal Coin Exchange FPL, 1952 $1,200 • 1954 ANA (Federal Coin Exchange): 1014 $1,050 • Dr. James O. Sloss, 9/1958 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • A. Kosoff 10/1959: 1 $1,900 • Stack's. Dr. Herbert L. Ketterman • Auction '84 (Rare Coin Company of America): 1507 $29,700 • Rare Coin Company of America • Anthony Terranova • Dr. Haig Koshkarian • Anthony Terranova • Dr. Eugene Sherman. Obverse and reverse illustrated in the 1914 ANS Exhibition Catalogue.

EF-45 Virgil M. Brand • Thomas L. Elder 11/1935: 768 $152.50 • Henry C. Hines, 1944 • Dr. William H.Sheldon, 4/19 /1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973: 324 $6,500 • Benjamin H. Levin and Edwin Shapiro • Michael R. Kirzner • Bowers and Ruddy Galleries FPL #20, 5-6/1974 to #30,1978 $9,950 • Anthony Terranova. Jonathan's Coin & Stamp.

EF-45 Hon. Heman Ely • W. Elliot Woodward #6211 1884:662 $56 • Dr. Geo. W. Massamore • T. Harrison Garrett. Robert Garrett, 1919 • John Work Garrett • Johns Hopkins University • Bowers and Ruddy Galleries 11/1979: 52 $29,000 • Stanley J. Richmid, 5/1981 •

T. E. Naftzger, Jr. State VI. Reverse illustrated in Noyes.

EF-45 From England in 1980 • Fred S. Werner • Anthony Terranova • Herman Halpern, 12/1985 • Denis W. Loring.

EF-45 Invoice A • John W. Haseltine #63, 11/1882: 1315 $84 • Mint Collection of the United States, Smithsonian Institution.

EF-40 Sharpness of AU-55 but edge dents and obverse scratches. E. Shorthouse (England) • S. H. & H. Chapman 12/1889: 509 $85 • Benjamin H. Collins, 2/17/1906 $100 • Arba Borden • Col. James W. Ellsworth, 3/1923 • Wayte Raymond • Charles E. Clapp, Sr., 12/1924 • George H. Clapp • ANS. State IV.

EF-40 Edward A. Gilroy • 12/1961 • Empire Coin Co., FPL #15, 3-4/1962 $2,750 • unknown • 1970 ANA (Rare Coin Company of America): 1602 $4,000.

EF-40 Charles R. Mathewson, 1955 • Copley Coin Co. • Dorothy Paschal.

EF-40 Purchased in 1941 by J. S. Gensheimer • Stack's 2/1951: 396 $240 • Willard C. Blaisdell • J. J. Teaparty, 1976 • Ed Hipps (Ed's Coin & Stamp Shop) • Julian Leidman, 7/1994 • John B. MacDonald.

EF-40 From England • Fred S. Werner • Ed Hipps (Ed Hipps Gallery).