Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

EF-45 Sharpness of AU-55 but minute verdigris on obverse. A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd. (London), 4/14/1960 • Mrs. R. Henry Norweb • Bowers and Merena 11/1988: 2713 $7,040 • Anthony Terranova, 1/30/1989 • Daniel W. Holmes, Jr.

EF-45 Sharpness of AU-55 but pitted on upper reverse and edge dent. George F. Seavey • William H. Strobridge, 1873 • Lorin G. Parmelee • New York Coin & Stamp Co. 6/1890:688 $18 Col. James W. Ellsworth, 3/1923 • Wayte Raymond •Charles E. Clapp, Sr., 12/1924 • George H. Clapp • ANS. State IV. Obverse illustrated in Early American Cents and in Penny Whimsy.

EF-45 Consignor with initial "M" • S. H. Chapman. S. H. Chapman 6/1913: 433 $25 • "Each" • S. H. Chapman, privately 11/1923 • George H. Clapp • ANS. State V.

EF-45 Dr. James O. Sloss, 9/1958 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • A. Kosoff 10/1959: 17 $230 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr .• Robert GiIdred • Kagin's Numismatic Auctions #331, 10/1983: 1010 $2,750 • Gary Ruttenberg • M & G Auctions 8/1996: 87 $6,050 • Walter Husak.

EF-45 Robert J. Kissner • Stack's 6/1975: 243 $725 • Henry T. Hettger • Coin Galleries 7/1982: 2502 $1,700 • Dr. Philip W. Ralls • Michael Terry.

EF-45 Pat Mali • Leon Chassanoff • Lighthouse Galleries 12/1977: 9 • Leon Chassanoff.

EF-45 Foster Lardner • The United States Coin Co. 11/1914: 20 $16 • Col. E. H. R. Green • B. G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.), 3/24/1943 $20 • A. Kosoff • Oscar J. Pearl • Numismatic Gallery FPL, 1944: 49 $35 • unknown • Barney Bluestone #100, 2/1948: 734 $27 • Dr. William H. Sheldon • Homer K. Downing • 1952 ANA (New Netherlands Coin Co. #38): 1675 $45 • Edgar W. Lister • Robert S. Carter, Jr., 1961 • Dorothy Paschal, 4/1973 • Del Bland • C. Douglas Smith, 11/1973. Del Bland, 9/25/1987 • G. Lee Kuntz • Superior Galleries 10/1991: 51 $4,840.

EF-45 William F. Gable • S. H. Chapman 5/1914: 1260 $11.50 • G. Kraft • Robert D. Book, 5/1930 • George H. Clapp • ANS. State III.

EF-45 Harry Devore • Russell Wyatt. Superior Galleries 9/1985: 227 $3,080 • Herman Halpern • Stack's 3/1987: 122 $2,640 • Jeffrey Oliphant.

EF-45 Consignment J. H. G. G. • Thomas L. Elder 2/1921: 293 as ''Unc. gem" $21.

Obverse 17. Cracked as preceding with a bulge between the lower curls and back of the cap.

Reverse V. Chips out of the die from TA through wreath, 0 CEN, ribbon bows, and fraction, to the border. The most obvious ones are within the left bow and between the right ribbon end and final A. Seven berries left and six right, the smallest one within the wreath below M. Right ribbon end isnarrow and almost hollow, obviously altered by hand to minimize the signs of breakage. Numerator leans right, the final zero is high, and the fraction bar is short and tapering toward its right end.

Die states: As noted.

Equivalents: Sheldon NC-5. EAC 32. Encyclopedia 1668.

Rarity 8. Two known.

Remarks: Discovered by John Pawling in 1951. This die combination confirmed the Sheldon order in this group: no previous writer had thought to juxtapose the varieties which Sheldon numbered 44 and 45.

The parallel chips out of the die probably occurred during the hardening process.

Most likely struck June 4.

Condition Census:

AG-3 Sharpness of VG-8 but nicks, bent and hammered. Discovered in 1951 by John Pawling • New Netherlands Coin Co. #39, 11/1952: 413 $75 • Dorothy Paschal • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/ 23/1992. Eric Streiner, 3/20/1992. Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. 1/1996: 63 $10,450 • John R. Frankenfield. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

FR-2 Purchased unattributed circa 1955 by W. Nyles Spurlock, 3/21/1987 • Denis W. Loring • Darwin B. Palmer, Jr. • George E. Ewing, Jr. • Daniel W. Holmes, Jr.

No other examples have been reported.