Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Obverse 18. Always cracked as described below.

Reverse W. "Crossed E." Heavy short sliver out of the die crosses E(N), extending from the N(E) above, almost to c at left. This hand cut die has the ribbon bow high above the knot, ribbon ends normal, and stem ends short (especially the right one, which closely parallels part of the ribbon). Six berries on each branch with the berry stems exceptionally thin. Two berries left of bow are stemless and isolated. Many letters of the legend are irregularly placed: u is low and the final s is high Dentil above the space between IT has a long curving point; two immediately left of O(F) are spread apart with a "gap-toothed" look. Final zero is high and close to a thin fraction bar.

Die states: I. Cracked from the rim below bust about parallel to the pole, extending across the bust into hair.

II. This crack extends through the hair nearly to the cap. A branch develops, running along the truncation into the hair and later into the field; off the latter, another branch goes through 4 to the rim.

III. A second crack extends to the rim, eventually becoming very heavy along part of the truncation; the branch through 4 extends toward the first crack. Rust develops at lower left obverse.

IV. Thin straight crack from the rim to top left serif of E, lower curve of B, and hair.

V. A small piece has fallen out of the die atop 4.

Equivalents: Maris 35, "Plicae." Frossard 20c.

Doughty 55. Hays 48. McGirk 3I1, 3I2, 3I3. Ross 29-HH. Chapman 34. Sheldon 46.

EAC 34. Encyclopedia 1668.

Rarity 3.

Remarks: Probably formed the majority of the June 10 delivery.

Sometimes seen with a double profile. One seen with the edge blundered ONE HUNDRED A DOLLAR. (Van Cleave: 5050, F+, $660) See "Oops!" chapter.

Condition Census:

MS-62 Major Sir Rowland Denys Guy Winn, M. C., 4th Baron St. Oswald • Christie, Manson & Woods, Ltd. (London) 10/1964: 148 $1,064 • Stack's. unknown. Anthony Terranova, 12/1964 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner • Anthony Terranova • Dr. Thomas Turissini. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

MS-60 Ed Hipps (Ed's Coin & Stamp Shop), 5/1974 • Del Bland, 5/1977 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • Early American Coppers 4/1989: 34 $8,500 • Tom Morley, 5/24/1989 • Daniel W. Holmes, Jr. State I.

AU-55 From Europe• New Netherlands Coin Co. • New Netherlands Coin Co. #48, 11/1956: 822 $190 • Emanuel Taylor, 10/1960 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 12/11/ 1986 • Herman Halpern • Stack's 3/1988: 63 $5,775 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • Early American Coppers 5/1990: 22 $5,800 • Jack H. Beymer. State V. Obverse illustrated in Noyes.

AU-50 Henry C. Miller • Thomas L. Elder 4/1917: 698 $40 • Wayte Raymond (The United States Coin Co.) • Dr. J. M. Henderson • S. H. Chapman 5/1921: 250 $28 • Henry Chapman • unknown s James G. Macallister, 10/ 1939 • George H. Clapp • ANS. State I.
AU-50 Virgil M. Brand • Carl Wurtzbach, circa 1934 • Henry C. Hines • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. 5/1977 • Del Bland, 2/25/1985 • John M. Foreman, Sr. • Stack's 1/1993: 1090 $4,400 •Stack's FPL, Summer 1993: 30 $5,750. Reverse illustrated in Early American Cents.

EF-45 Purchased in the latter part of the 19th century by George L. Davis • Stack's 4/1954: 1580 $75 • Dorothy Paschal. Dr. Edward R. Bush • Myles Z. Gerson • George E. Ewing, Jr.

EF-45 Consignor with initial "M" • S. H. Chapman • S.H. Chapman 6/1913: 455 $18 • Thomas L. Elder • Waldo C. Newcomer • B. Max Mehl • Howard R. Newcomb • J. c. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 63 $25 • Milton A. Holmes • Stack's 10/1960: 1375 $360 • C. Douglas Smith, 1965 • Alfred Bonard • 1968 ANA (A. Kosoff & Numismatic Enterprises): 1718 $650. Julian Leidman - Dr. Robert A. Schuman • Denis W. Loring • John W. Adams • Bowers and Ruddy Galleries FPL, 1982: 41 $2,750 • Denis W. Loring, 5/7/1983 • Jack H. Robinson • Superior Galleries 1/1989: 79 $3,740 • Gary Ruttenberg • M & G Auctions 8/1996: 90 $5,610 • Walter Husak. State I. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Chapman.

EF-40 E. Gilbert • Thomas L. Elder #44, 10/1910: 48 $36 • H.O. Granberg • William H. Woodin • The United States Coin Co. 5/1915: 134 $51 • Dr. George P. French, 3/21/1929 • B. Max Mehl FPL, 1929: 75 $85 • T. James Clarke, 1944 • B. Max Mehl • John P. Young • Barney Bluestone #87, 4/1945: 1774 $65 • Christian M. Petersen • Hollinbeck Coin Co. • Hollinbeck Coin Co. #184, 8/1954: 11 • Hollinbeck Coin Co. • Hollinbeck Kagin Coin Co. #220, 8/1958: 15 $155 • Hollinbeck Kagin Coin Co. • Philip E. Benedetti (Pickwick Stamp & Coin Co.) offered in Numismatic Scrapbook, 4/1961, as II AU" at $475, not sold • Hollinbeck Kagin Coin Co. • Hollinbeck Kagin Coin Co. #250 Part 3,3/1964: 1518 $390 • Hollinbeck Kagin Coin Co. • Hollinbeck Kagin Coin Co. #250 Part 4, 8/1964: 114 $655 • Alfred Bonard • Numismatic Enterprises 2/1968: 27 $600 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973: 366 $600 • Dr. John M. Tondra, 1980 • Garry Fitzgerald • Ronald J. Gillio • Robert L. Hughes Enterprises 1/1981: 39 $2,000 • Anthony Terranova. Norman Stack Collection • Herman Halpern • Stack's 3/1988: 64 $2,200 • Jack H. Beymer, 4/1988 • Jeffrey Oliphant. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Elder-Gilbert.