Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

VII. New obverse clash marks. Reverse crack through N(T) forks with one branch extending to the right bow, the other to the leaf tip below (N)T.

VIII. Crack from the rim between 79 to shoulder loop. IX. Another obverse crack from the brow just above bridge of nose toward the rim. "Later, this crack reaches the rim.
Equivalents: Maris 14, II Abrupt Hair." Frossard 24.

Doughty 34. Hays 19. McGirk 6C. Ross 13-L. Chapman 9. Sheldon 41. EAC 29. Encyclopedia 1668.

Rarity 3.

Remarks: The location of die cracks on states III-VII reflects the extra stress on the left reverse from vertical (axial) die misalignment.

This variety probably formed the majority of those delivered May 8.

In the ANS (ex G. Kraft, January 1923) is a state II coin with the edge blundered ONE HUNDRED A DOLLAR. Dan Trollan reported an example with the edge reading ONE HUNDRED FOR A DOLLAR, in the collection of March Wells, formerly from the Robinson S. Brown, Jr. Collection (Superior Galleries 9/1986: 55) and re-appearing in the Superior Galleries sale of 2/1992, lot 639.

Edge letters hereafter through number 65 often are weak at bases of LL, though without changes in shape or spacing. This may reflect beveling of planchet edges and (or) weak uneven impressions. These sometimes also show an attenuated tail to (DOLLA)R and weaker, shorter leaf, perhaps the result of wear or damage to the bar bearing them.

Condition Census:

MS-61 Thomas Cleneays S. H. & H. Chapman 12/1890: 1803 $33 • J. F. Anger • Arba Borden • John G. Mills • S. H. & H. Chapman 4/1904: 1237 $30 • George H. Earle, Jr. • Henry Chapman 6/1912: 3375 $41 • Henry Chapman • Col. James W. Ellsworth, 3/1923 • Wayte Raymond. Charles E. Clapp, Sr., 12/1924 • George H. Clapp. ANS. State II. Obverse illustrated in Early American Cents and in Penny Whimsy. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

EF-40 Howard R. Newcomb J. c. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 36 $35 • Milton A. Holmes • Stack's 10/1960: 1371 $330 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • John W. Adams • Bowers and Ruddy Galleries FPL, 1982: 32 $3,000 • Del Bland, 5/13/1986 • Herman Halpern • Stack's 3/1988: 54 $4,400 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • Early American Coppers 5/1990: 21 $5,800. State IV. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Chapman.

EF-40 New Netherlands Coin Co. • New Netherlands Coin Co. #41, 9/1953: 236 $52.50 • Dorothy Paschal • Dr. William H. Sheldon • Dorothy Paschal, 6/8/1977 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner, 4/1993 • Dr. Thomas Turissini. State IX. Reverse illustrated in Noyes.

VF-35 David Proskey • Henry C. Hines • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr .• New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973: 362 $425 • Dr. Robert A. Schuman, 3/1976 • Del Bland • Donald H. Petersen • Superior Galleries 2/1992: 688 $5,060 • Dr. Allen Bennett, 4/4/1992 • Eric Streiner • Superior Galleries 10/1992: 66 $2,970 • Anthony Terranova • Tom Morley • Superior Auction Galleries 1/1994: 779 $2,090 • Tom Morley • Thomas D. Reynolds and Chris Victor-McCawley (CVM), 10/6/1994. Thomas Evert. Reverse illustrated in Elder-Gilbert.

VF-35 Hathaway and Bowers Galleries FPLs, 1970-71 $395 • John W. Adams, 1/1975 • Denis W. Loring, 5/7/1983. Jack H. Robinson - Superior Galleries 1/1989: 67 $3,520 • John Sype, 4/1991 • James H. Goudge. State III.

VF-30 Invoice C • Dr. Geo. W. Massamore #19, 3/1883: 538 $7 • T. Harrison Garrett • Robert Garrett, 1919 • John Work Garrett • Johns Hopkins University • Bowers and Ruddy Galleries 11/1979: 64 $1,100 • Tom Morley • Ed Kucia (Libertas Americana Galleries) • George E. Ewing, Jr.

VF-30 Sharpness of EF-40 but nicks and edge dents. W. W.Hays, 11/8/1892. Dr. Thomas Hall, 9/7/1909 • Virgil M. Brand • New Netherlands Coin Co. #34, 10/1951: 588 $23 • M. L. Kaplan • Thos. P. Warfield • Associated Coin Auction Co. 10/1955: 166 $67.50 • Willard C. Blaisdell, 8/1977 • John W. Adams, 2/1979 • Denis W. Loring, 3/ 1982 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • Early American Coppers 4/1985: 43 $850 • Wes A. Rasmussen.

VF-30 Purchased unattributed in 10/1971 from Dean Oakes by Thomas D. Reynolds.

VF-30 With a trace of a planchet clip. Sharpness of EF-40 but edge dent, scrape at CE, verdigris at NT, and several small reverse spots. John J. Dolhun (Devonshire Rare Coin Gal-leries), 12/1980 • Denis W. Loring, 10/1981 • Robert C. Clark • Jack H. Robinson • Superior Galleries 1/1989: 68 $2,200 • Dr. Ralph W. Rucker. State VII.

VF-30 Wayte Raymond, 3/1925 • George H. Clapp • ANS. State IX. Reverse illustrated in Early American Cents and in Penny Whimsy.

VF-30 Sal Bonito, 1/1991 • Tom Morley • Superior Galleries 5/1992: 193 $1,100 • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. • Superior Galleries 8/1992: 11 $2,090 • unknown • Sergio Sanchez, Jr., 1/10/1997. Chris Victor-McCawley (CVM), 1/1997 • Denis W. Loring, 1/1997 • Robert C. Clark.

VF-30 R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • A. Kosoff 10/1961: 43 $150 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • Richard Picker • Eugene Exman.

VF-30 Thomas L. Elder 12/1936: 1517 $23 • Judge Thomas L. Gaskill • New Netherlands Coin Co., privately 11/1956 • Dorothy Paschal • C. Douglas Smith, 1965 • Alfred Bonard.