Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

VF-20 With a tiny planchet clip. E. Gilbert • Thomas L. Elder #44, 10/1910: 41 $20 • H. O. Granberg • William H. Woodin. The United States Coin Co. 5/1915: 126 $13 • Henry C. Hines • Homer K. Downing • 1952 ANA (New Netherlands Coin Co. #38): 1684 $150 • Harold Bareford, 9/13/1985 • Herman Halpern • Stack's 3/1988: 50 $3,520 • Fred H. Borcherdt. Reverse illustrated in Elder-Gilbert. Obverse illustrated in Noyes.

VF-20 Sharpness of EF-40 but porous with a rough area in hair behind the neck. William Rabin, 2/1937 • Judge Thomas L. Gaskill • New Netherlands Coin Co., privately 11/1956 • Dorothy Paschal • Allen E. McDowell • Jake Hendin, 4/1976 • Del Bland, 4/1976 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 51 $1,760 • Wes A. Rasmussen. State II.

VF-20 E. Gilbert, privately • Henry C. Hines, 1944 • Dr. William H. Sheldon - Sheraton Coin Co. • 1947 ANA (Numismatic Gallery #40): 812 $65 • Harold E. Whiteneck (Sheraton Coin Co.) • Adm. Worthington S. Bitler, 8/ 1960 • A. Kosoff • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 5/1970 • Denis W. Loring, 6/1970 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr., 1/1972 • Denis W. Loring, 8/1972 • John W. Adams, 2/1974 • Denis W. Loring, 5/1974 • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz • Dr. Dane B. Nielsen, 8/1979 • Denis W. Loring, 8/1980 • Bernard Weisburgh (Queen City Coins), 8/1982 • Denis W. Loring, 9/1982 • Jack H. Robinson • Superior Galleries 1/1989: 62 $3,080 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. 1/1996: 54 $6,050 • Wes A. Rasmussen. State 1.

VF-20 Sharpness of VF-35 but the reverse is porous. Barney Bluestone #93, 6/1946: 99 $36.25 • Willard C. Blaisdell • Dr. Edward R Bush • Jack H. Beymer • George E. Ewing, Jr. • Early American Coppers 3/1980: 102 $1,400 • Dr. Philip W. Ralls, 10/1981 • Del Bland, 10/1981 • Jeffrey Oliphant.

VF-20 Sharpness of VF-35 but finely porous. John A. Schreuder, 4/1970 • Del Bland • Dr. Dane B. Nielsen • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz -Dr. C. R. Chambers, 11/1983 Robert E. Matthews • Superior Galleries 5/1989: 168 $3,300 • Daniel W. Holmes, Jr.

F-15 Sharpness of VF-35 but porous. Elmer S. Sears • George H. Clapp, 3/31/1949 • Carnegie Institute.

F-15 Sharpness of AU-55 but severe edge dents with some repaired. Purchased by Russell E. Aldrich, Jr., 1/1990 • James E. Long, Jr. (J. E. L. Coins) • Tom Morley • Superior Galleries 5/1992: 190 $1,237.50 • Butler "Bim" Gander.

F-15 Sharpness of VF-25 but damaged at edges. W. W. Hays, 1/1894 • Dr. Thomas Hall, 9/7/1909 • Virgil M. Brand • unknown. Thos. P. Warfield • Associated Coin Auction Co. 10/1955: 165 $40.

F-15 Sharpness of VF-25 but porous. Jim McGuigan • Thomas D. Reynolds • Jerry W. Wienzierl, Jr.

Obverse 10. "Marred Field," as preceding.

Reverse O. Sprawled ribbon ends and huge dentils, with the right bow crowded into the adjacent leaf, as on the next, but unlike any other dies in the series. The problem is to identify worn specimens without the distinctive die break. R(I) was corrected from an E. The left ribbon end is pointed. Berry below center of R; on reverse P it is below the upright. Normal leaf pairs above (N)E and next to UN; on reverse P one of the leaves in each pair is incomplete. Dull leaf point leans right and points to the right pendant of (N)T; on reverse P this point is sharper, vertical, and points to the right upright of T. Point of the leaf below T(E) is below the extreme right edge of the right foot of this letter. On reverse P it is below the right edge of the upright. Faint spine from the leaf below R(I); another at right end of the fraction bar.

Die states: 1. No reverse break.

II. "Fatal Break" (mint error specialists would call it a retained cud) taking out D and much of the space between D s, touching top of the adjacent E. A crack from the cud goes through bases of ST and through A to the rim. Another goes below D. through two pairs of leaves into the field above CE.

Equivalents: McGirk 5E. Chapman 27. Sheldon NC-2. EAC 25. Encyclopedia 1668.