Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

VF-20 New Netherlands Coin Co., privately 1954 • Dorothy Paschal • Myles Z. Gerson, 1/1981. Denis W. Loring, 3/1981 • G. Lee Kuntz • Superior Galleries 10/1991: 34 $6,875 • Joel Spingarn, 4/22/1995 • Butler "Bim" Gander.

VF-20 Purchased unattributed on 10/21/1972 from Thomas E. Werner by Darwin B. Palmer, Jr. • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz, 8/4/1973 • C. Douglas Smith, 11/1973 • Del Bland, 11/6/1982 • Jack H. Beymer • Jack H. Robinson • Wes A. Rasmussen.

VF-20 Purchased unattributed in 6/1974 from Bob Medlar Coins & Currency by Del Bland • Dr. Robert A. Schuman • William R. T. Smith • Dr. Allen D. Roses .

F-12 Sharpness of VF-20 but reverse is finely porous; cleaned and recolored. Dr. George P. French, 3/21/1929 • B. Max Mehl FPL, 1929: 48 $150 • T. James Clarke, 1944 • B. Max Mehl • Will W. Neil • B. Max Mehl #110, 6/1947: 1834 $35 • Willard C. Blaisdell • Del Bland • Jerry A. Bobbe.

F-12 Steve Ivy Numismatic Auctions #4, 12/1982: 33 as "S-28" $440 • Denis W. Loring, 1/1983 • Dr. Bruce Reinoehl.

F-12 Charles E. Clapp, Sr., 12/1924. George H. Clapp, 3/31/1949 • Carnegie Institute.

VG-10 Sharpness of F-15 but nicks and scratches. Con-signor with initial"M" • S. H. Chapman. S. H. Chapman 6/1913: 426 $25 • J. P. Hale Jenkins • Henry Chapman 7/1922: 1518 $18 • S. H. Chapman • George H. Clapp • Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458,2/1945: 42 $35 • MiltonA. Holmes • Stacks 10/1960: 1366 $200 • C. Douglas Smith, 1965 • Alfred Bonard • French's, privately 5/1967. R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 6/1970. Denis W. Loring, 6/1970 • Dr. Edward R. Bush. John D. Wright.

VG-10 Charles M. Williams • Numismatic Gallery #68, 11/1950: 28 $77.50 • Judge Thomas L. Gaskill. New Netherlands Coin Co., privately 11/1956 • Dorothy Paschal.

VG-10 Purchased unattributed in 5/1971 by Denis W. Loring, 6/1971 • John W. Adams, 1/1972 • Denis W. Loring, 5/1974 • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz.

Obverse 9. Ends of five locks in a nearly vertical straight line (counting upward, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and eighth). Tiny chip in the field left of the fourth curl point. Faint hollow shoulder loop. Top of 9 is above the other digits.

Reverse E.

Die states: I. No obverse cracks. Long chip out of the die from rim above space between 5 0, pointing to o. Heavy clash mark from hair, junction of hair and neck truncation, pole, and profile. Il, Obverse and reverse ground down to remove clash marks and chip. The reverse dentilation is weak and, on lower grade examples, the rim is often well worn. Additional clash marks.

III. Faint crack from the rim to top of the cap.

IV. Faint cracks from the rim into the field about 4:30 and from the cap into field, later extending through the base of L to I.

V. Faint crack from base of the cap into the field, narrowly missing the fifth lock, later to three lowest locks.

VI. Faint crack from the rim to nose.

VII. Crack from the rim to the crack of state V, passing about 1 millimeter below the cap.

VIII. Very faint crack, nearly vertical, joining the crack of state VI with the first of state IV. Reverse has triple clash marks from the cap and top of head.

Equivalents: Maris 17, "The Ornate." Frossard 11.1 Doughty 37. Hays 23. McGirk 3C. Ross 15-P. Chapman 20. Sheldon 28. EAC 13. Encyclopedia 1659.

High Rarity 2.

Remarks: At least one seen with a plain edge. R. Tettenhorst had an example with the edge reading ONEFOR HUNDRED DOLLAR FOR NE A HUNDREDR. See "Oops!" chapter, below.