Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

VF-35 David Proskey • Henry C. Hines • Dr. William H. Sheldon • Dorothy Paschal, 1/1978 • Eugene Exman.

VF-35 Robert D. Book, 5/1930 • George H. Clapp • ANS • (no longer in ANS collection).

VF-30 Dr. William H. Sheldon • C. Douglas Smith • Dr. Lawrence A. Matternes • Lester Merkin 10/1973: 246 $500 • Gordon J. Wrubel, 9/1974. Denis W. Loring, 2/ 1981 • John G. Wood.

VF-30 Sharpness of EF-45 but "X" scratch on obverse, edge dents, and nicks. Robert W. Mercer. W. Elliot Woodward #33, 12/1880: 77 $3.50 • Ed. Frossard Collection. Ed. Frossard #37, 10/1884: 867 • T. Harrison Garrett • Robert Garrett, 1919 • John Work Garrett • Johns Hopkins University • Stack's 3/1976: 21 $575 • unknown. Bowers and Ruddy Galleries 1/1981: 86 $1,300 • Denis W. Loring, 1/1983 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 56 $1,210 • Herman Halpern • Stack's 3/1988: 56 $1,870. State II.

VF-30 Fred S. Werner, 1/1972 • Jackson C. Storm, 8/ 1/1984 • Robert E. Matthews • Superior Galleries 5/1989: 172 $4,180 • Daniel W. Holmes, Jr.

VF-30 James A. Stack, Sr. • Bowers and Ruddy Galleries 4/1979: 126 $575 • Ed Hipps (Ed's Coin & Stamp Shop), 8/1979 • G. Lee Kuntz • Superior Galleries 10/1991: 49 $3,520 • John R. Frankenfield.

VF-30 Thos. P. Warfield • Associated Coin Auction Co. 10/1955: 167 $47.

VF-25 Sharpness of VF-35 but nicks and scratches. Willard C. Blaisdell • Denis W. Loring • Myles Z. Gerson • Bertram Cohen • George E. Ewing, Jr. • Del Bland • Wes
D. Rasmussen.

VF-25 F. C. C. Boyd, 1957 New Netherlands Coin Co. • New Netherlands Coin Co. #50, 12/1957: 936 $75 • Lester L. Greenwood • W. E. Johnson • American Auction Association 5/1972: 392 $280 • Dr. Robert A. Schuman - Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz • Darwin B. Palmer, Jr. • Dorothy Paschal, 11/1977 • George E. Ewing, Jr .• Dr. Willard J. Carmel, Jr. • George E. Ewing, Jr. • Bertram Cohen • Frank H. Stillinger.

VF-25 Dean Oakes. VF-25ANS.

VF-25 Stuart A. Levine.

VF-25 Bruno Crossfield, 12/1956 • Willard C. Blaisdell • Dr. Edward R. Bush.

Obverse 16.

Reverse S. Triangular notch in the left ribbon just below its crossing the left stem end. Seven berries on each branch with the four inner berries on the left branch of normal size, all others minute. Several incomplete leaves: upper one of pair nearest UN, topmost one at right, and outer one at (R)I are all hollow; innermost leaf of the triplet and lower leaf of the pair above (N)E are both fragmented; a piece is missing out of the lowest right leaf. u is below N and T is below adjacent A-E. A(M) is usually weaker than other letters. Final zero is higher than its neighbor. Lump on middle of the inner leaf of pair at D.

Die states: 1. Obverse has faint triple clash marks below the chin, cap, and u. Reverse perfect.

II. Clash marks mostly polished off the die. No cracks.

III. Reverse cracked from rim through middle of D, later through the wreath to tops of CE, at first faint.

IV. Crack develops from the rim between AT. At first this is only microscopic. Later, it becomes plain, eventually reaching the wreath.

V. First crack has become a heavy break joining the tops of CE, with nearby bulging. The crack between AT reaches the wreath.

VI. A branch from the crack of state III joins both NS. Crack of state IV extends to O(NE). Extensive bulging.