Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

II. Mound or bulge above NE only, at first small and faint, later larger and more pronounced.

III. Double clash marks, especially heavy left of C(E). IV. Mounds from the wreath opposite RICA to numerator are at first faint.

V. Mounds opposite NIT.
VI. Crack from the rim to end of pole.
VII. Crack from the rim through 4 to bust.

VIII. This crack extends up through the earlobe and hair. Reverse has fourfold clash marks.

Equivalents: Maris 28, "Large Planchet." Frossard 17.
Doughty 48. Hays 43. McGirk 7D. Ross 26-CC. Chapman 6. Sheldon 22. EAC 6. Encyclopedia 1668.

Rarity 1.
Remarks: Usually identified at long range by the mounds. Probably over 60,000 were struck from January 21 to February 21.

A spectacular example with double edge letters was seen at the 1989 EAC convention. (For more information regarding this, and other edge blunders, see Dan TroUan, "Complete List of Known Lettered Edge Blunders on Early Large Cents," Penny-Wise, 1/15/1998, pp. 10-11.) Either this, or another, is in the collection of Dan Trollan with the edge reading ONE FORHUNDARE DOLLAFOAR (leaf) A ONDELLAHRUNDRE with a second leaf overlapping the last UN. Trollan also reported an example in the collection of Red Henry with the edge lettered ONE HUNDREDFOR A DOLLAR. (Letter to Mark Borckard.t, April 28, 1997.) A double struck example appeared in the 1975 EAC sale (lot 555). See "Oops!" chapter.

Maris called this the "Large Planchet" but it is unknown what he was comparing it to. Diameters are normally 18 to 18.5/16" (28.6-29.4 millimeters)

Condition Census:

AU-55 With a very small planchet defect on reverse edge. W.W. Hays, 1900 • Chas. Steigerwalt, 1906 • Charles G. Zug - Lyman H. Low 3/1907: 43 $28.50 • Howard R Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 58 $65 • Milton A. Holmes • Stack's 10/1960: 1361 $370 • Frank H. Masters, Jr. • Rare Coin Company of America 5/1971: 49 $925 • Denis W. Loring • John W. Adams • Bowers and Ruddy Galleries FPL, 1982: 12 $5,500 • David W. C. Putnam. State VII. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Frossard-Hays and in Chapman.

AU-55 Henry C. Miller • Thomas L. Elder 4/1917: 692 $33 • Wayte Raymond (The United States Coin Co.) • Henry C. Hines • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner, 6/3/ 1992 • Thomas D. Reynolds. State VII. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes. Hines used to carry this coin with him in a chamois jacket along with a half dozen of his other prize coins.

AU-55 B. Max Mehl #73, 4/1926: 359 $37 • Frank Hussey. New Netherlands Coin Co. #54, 4/1960: 1341 $140 • C. Douglas Smith, 1965 • Alfred Bonard • Numismatic Enterprises 2/1968: 25 $1,100 • R E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/ 1992 • Eric Streiner, 4/4/1992 • Dr. Allen Bennett, 1/ 20/1998 • Walter Husak. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

AU-50 Wayte Raymond, 4/1926 • George H. Clapp • ANS. State VI.

AU-50 A private collection • Thomas L. Elder 4/1920: 1499 • Elmer S. Sears • Col. E. H. R Green • B. G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.), 3/24/1943 $32.50 • A. Kosoff • Oscar J. Pearl • Numismatic Gallery FPL, 1944: 63 $85 • Edward L. Urban. Robert J. Kissner. Stack's 6/1975: 224 $1,300 • Steve Ivy Rare Coin Co. • Gordon J. Wrubel • Pine Tree Auction Co. 11/1975: 164 $1,100 • unknown • Heritage Numismatic Auctions #5 12/1988: 21 $3,960. Obverse illustrated in Morley.

AU-50 Foster Lardner • The United States Coin Co. 11/1914: 22 $13 • Dr. Christian A. Allenburger • B. Max Mehl #111, 3/1948: 348 $21 • Willard C. Blaisdell, 2/17/ 1975 • Del Bland, 5/13/1986 • Herman Halpern • Stack's 3/1988: 26 $4,400·. Andrew M. Hain.

AU-50 Bowers and Merena 9/1986: 393 $3,740 • unknown • Mid-American Rare Coin Auctions 1/1988: 51 $4,840 • Robert L. Hughes (Thunderbird Rare Coin Exchange) • Martin World Coin Co. • Thomas D. Reynolds, 1/1997 • Walter Husak.

AU-50 With several small planchet defects on obverse. From Europe • Thomas L. Elder 2/1921: 1911 $20 • unknown • 1974 ANA (Paramount International Coin Corp.): 308 $700 • Chuck Furjanic • Bowers and Ruddy Galleries FPLs, 1975 $1,695 • American Auction Association 12/1975: 271 $950 • Bowers and Ruddy Galleries • Bowers and Ruddy Galleries 10/1976: 1487 $900 • unknown • Bowers and Merena 3/1984: 613 $3,300 • Gene Sanders (Coinko) • unknown= Superior Galleries 5/1991: 23 $5,500 • Dr. Thomas Turissini • Eric Streiner, 4/24/1993 • Thomas D. Reynolds, 10/6/1997 • Dr. John Do Wilson.