Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

MS-60 With a very small planchet defect on B of LIBERTY.

Elmer S. Sears, 1926 • Henry A. Sternberg • J. c. Morgenthau & Co. #305, 4/1933: 11 $52.50 • B. Max Mehl Collection, circa 1940 • T. James Clarke, 1944 • B. Max Mehl, 1944 • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • Early American Coppers 4/1989: 23 $22,000 • Anthony Terranova • Martin Paul (The Rarities Group) • unknown. Superior Galleries 2/1991: 664 $35,750 • unknown • 1995 ANA (Heritage Numismatic Auctions): 5579 $30,800 • Dr. Thomas Turissini. State V. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

MS-60 George W. Merritt • Ed. Frossard 1/1879: 98 $12.50 • George H. Blanchard • W. Elliot Woodward #52, 12/1882: 358 $9.25 • E. F. Kuithan • Ed. Frossard #30, 6/1883: 248 $18.75 • Ed. Frossard Collection • Ed. Frossard #37, 10/1884: 868 • T. Harrison Garrett • Robert Garrett, 1919 • John Work Garrett • Johns Hopkins University, privately 3/1973 • John W. Adams • Bowers and Ruddy Galleries FPL, 1982: 19 $9,000 • Del Bland, 11/12/1984 • Dr. Allen Bennett, 4/4/1992 • Eric Streiner • Superior Galleries 10/1992: 64 $15,400 • Anthony Terranova • Walter Husak. State IV. Obverse and reverse illustrated in the 1879 Frossard monograph. Obverse illustrated in Chapman. Reverse illustrated in Noyes.

AU-55 George M. Klein • W. Elliot Woodward #95, 5/ 1888: 2007 $19 • John P. Lyman • S. H. Chapman 11/1913: 400 $33 • Henry C. Hines • T. James Clarke, 10/ 1954 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973: 348 $2,100 • First Coinvestors • Pine Tree Auction Co. 2/1975: 614 $2,300 • John W. Adams • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz • Ed Hipps (Ed's Coin & Stamp Shop) • unknown. Auction '90 (Stack's): 27 $4,400 • Stack's FPL, 1991: 11 $5,250. Reverse illustrated in Chapman.

AU-55 Clarence S. Bement • Henry Chapman 5/1916: 292 $23 • Robert D. Book, 5/1930 • George H. Clapp • ANS. State III.

AU-55 Charles 1. Bushnell • Lorin G. Parmelee • S. H.& H. Chapman 6/1882: 2620 $19 • S. H. & H. Chapman • Richard B. Winsor • S. H. & H. Chapman 121 1895: 830 $15 • S. H. & H. Chapman • M. A. Brown. S. H. & H. Chapman 4/1897: 752 $15 • S. H. & H. Chapman • Col. James W. Ellsworth, 3/1923 • Wayte Raymond • Charles E. Clapp, Sr., 12/1924 • George H. Clapp • ANS. State VI. Reverse illustrated in Early American Cents and in Penny Whimsy.

AU-50 Dr. George P. French, 3/21/1929 • B. Max Mehl FPL, 1929:44 $135 • T. JamesClarke, 1944. B.MaxMehl • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 1945 • Sheraton Coin Co .• 1947 ANA (Numismatic Gallery #40): 797 $30 • Harold E. Whiteneck (Sheraton Coin Co.) • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • A. Kosoh 4/1956: 17 $225 • Mrs. R. HenryNorweb • Bowers and Merena 11/1988: 2703 $7,975 • Hanks & Associates • Kenneth Alterman • Hanks & Associates • Anthony Terranova and Chris Victor-McCawley (CVM) • M & G Auctions 8/1996: 79 $8,250 • W. M. "Jack" Wadlington.

AU-50 Frank D. Taylor • Henry Chapman 6/1908: 27 $17.50 • Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 38 $50 • L. Ward Hicks • Robert Bender • 1988 ANA (Heritage Numismatic Auctions #3): 47 $3,200 • Heritage Rare Coin Galleries.

AU-50 S.H. Chapman FPL, 1/7/1928 $47. Reverse illustrated in Chapman.

EF-45 Robert Coulton Davis • New York Coin & Stamp Co. 1/1890: 2516 $14 • Harlan P. Smith • S. H. & H. Chapman 5/1906: 1077 $23 • Dr. Lewis H. Adler, Jr., 3/1917. B. Max Mehl.

EF-45 Dorothy Paschal, 3/22/1973 • C. Douglas Smith, 3/27 /1973 • Del Bland • C. Douglas Smith, 11/1973 • Del Bland, 5/13/1986 • Herman Halpern • Stack's 3/1988: 34 $1,980 • Frank H. Stillinger.

EF-45 Charles E. Clapp, Sr., 12/1924 • George H. Clapp, 3/31/1949 • Carnegie Institute.

EF-45 1974 ANA (Paramount International Coin Corp.): 309 $1,350 • Del Bland • Dr. Robert A. Schuman • Del Bland • Myles Z. Gerson • Del Bland • George E. Ewing, Jr. • Donald H. Petersen • Superior Galleries 21 1992: 666 $3,300 • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz.

EF-45 W. W. Hays, 1900 • Chas, Steigerwalt, 1906 • Charles G. Zug • Lyman H. Low 3/1907: 21 $20 • Virgil M. Brand • B. G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.) • Homer K. Downing • 1952 ANA (New Netherlands Coin Co. #38): 1662 $47.50 • M. L. Kaplan • Robert J. Kissner • Stack's 6/1975: 230 $950 • John W. Adams • Bowers and Ruddy Galleries FPL, 1982: 20 $2,750 • Denis W. Loring, 5/7/1983 • Jack H. Robinson • Superior Galleries 1/1989: 43 $5,280 • Wes A. Rasmussen. State VII. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Frossard-Hays.

EF-45 Sharpness of AU-55 but three small gouges under second A in AMERICA and surfaces not perfectly smooth. Thomas L. Elder #82,7/1913: 574 $10.25 • Frank Hussey • New Netherlands Coin Co. #54, 4/1960: 1344 $90 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • A. Kosoff 10/1961: 29 $160 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • New England Rare Coin Galleries FPL Vol. 4,2/1975 $2,000 • Dorothy Paschal, 11/1977 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 36 $2,640 • Julian Leidman • Herman Halpern • Stack's 3/1988: 33 $1,540 • David Bloom • Ed Kucia (Libertas Americana Galleries).

EF-45 Superior Galleries 2/1991: 665 not sold.

EF-45 Charles J. Dupont • Stack's 9/1954: 35 $65 • Dorothy Paschal • C. Douglas Smith, 1965 • Alfred Bonard.