Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

VF-25 Carl Wurlzbach, 11/1941 • George H. Clapp. ANS.

F-15 Sharpness of VF-25 but some porosity and nicks. In an Indiana family collection for over 100 years until sold to Clair Stuckey • Dr. Claude Davis, 5/1977 • John D. Wright.

F-15 Henry C. Miller • Thomas L. Elder 4/1917: 689 $61 • Henry Chapman. Robert D. Book, 5/1930 • George H. Clapp, 3/31/1949 • Carnegie Institute.

F-12 Sharpness of VF-20 but burnished on face, with several scratches. Axel Lindegard • Lyman H. Low 4/1902: 410 $22.75 • W. B. Guy • Henry Chapman 11/1911: 416 $41 • Dr. George P. French • unknown • Christian M. Petersen $250 • Hollinbeck Coin Co. • Hollinbeck Coin Co. #166, 10/1953: 266 $385 • Dr. William H. Sheldon • C. Douglas Smith, 1965 • Alfred Bonard • Henry J. Berube (New England Coin Co.), 1/28/1966 • Philip Van Cleave • Kagin's Numismatic Auctions #340, 1/1986: 5043 $2,970 • Wes A. Rasmussen.

VG-8 Sharpness of F-15 but burnished. Charles J. Dupont • Stack's 9/1954: 55 $140 • Willard C. Blaisdell, 4/1975 • Denis W. Loring, 5/1975 • Dorothy Paschal, 11/ 1977 • George E. Ewing, Jr., 6/1979 • Denis W. Loring, 6/1979 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 52 $2,090 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr.• Superior Stamp & Coin Co. 1/1996: 55 $2,640. Daniel Trollan.

VG-7 Hollinbeck Kagin Coin Co., 10/11/1966 • Herbert A. Silberman, 11/1977 • Chuck Furjanic • William R. T. Smith, 12/18/1977 • Dr. Thomas S. Chalkley • Superior Galleries 1/1990: 197 $8,800 • John R. Franken-field. State III with the reverse crack heavy. Reverse illustrated in Noyes.

VG-7 Sharpness of VF-25 but porous. George Ramont, 4/13/1971 • an unidentified eastern collector.

VG-7 Purchased unattributed in 10/1979 from Warwick Coins by John G. Fettinger, 6/25/1980 • Fred Clymer • Tom Morley • Superior Galleries 5/1992: 191 $935 • Dan Demeo.

VG-7 Sharpness of VG-10 but porous. Purchased unattributed in 5/1989 by James E. Long, Jr. (J. E. L. Coins).

G-6 Sharpness of VF-25 but porous and a heavy scratch. Purchased unattributed on 5/4/1985 by Christopher B. Young, 5/4/1985 • James Young, Jr.

Obverse 10. ''Marred Field," as preceding.

Reverse Q. Bow is higher above the knot than on most of the preceding reverses. Right ribbon end is pointed, with a long spine aiming down from left of the point. Seven berries on each branch. Center dot on the left upright of x.

Die states: 1. Central reverse buckling, no cracks.

II. Straight die defect slants up to the right through the ribbon bows. Faint parallel straight flaws slant down to the right through the curve of C(ENT) to the berry nearest ribbon bow, and through toe of (ON)E, right pendant of (CEN)T, to the wreath, pointing at C(A). These fade.

III. Faint crack from the rim between UN toward the leaf, touching the tips of N.

IV. Crack from the rim to foot of D. Both cracks become heavier, that of state III eventually extending to the ribbon bows. Central buckling advances.

V. Crack from the rim through top of the cap toward L. Equivalents: Maris 30. Frossard 18.2. Doughty 50. Hays 42. McGirk 6E. Ross 25-BB. Chapman 26. Sheldon 40. EAC 27. Encyclopedia 1668.

Low Rarity 6.

Remarks: This reverse was engraved in a very similar style to reverse L of number 19 and may have been made at about the same time. By now the supply of reserve dies must have been exhausted. No more cents would be delivered for another month, and those came from obverse dies sunk from a new device punch.

Dan Trollan reported an example in the Gary Ruttenberg collection (Early Copper Auction, 8/1996, lot 84) with the edge lettered ARONE HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR (leaf) and another leaf overlapping the first AR. (Letter to Mark Borckardt, Apri128, 1997.)