Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Condition Census:

MS-60 George W; Merritt • Ed. Frossard 1/1879: 99 $7 • S. H. & H. Chapman collection • S. H. & H. Chapman 10/1879: 447 $10 • 1. F. Montanye • H. G. Sampson 4/ 1881: 309 $6.25 • R. A. Britton • H. G. Sampson 2/1882: 772 $6.75 • Richard B. Winsor • S. H. & H. Chapman 12/1895: 832 $13 • DeWitt Smith • Virgil M. Brand • New Netherlands Coin Co. • New Netherlands Coin Co. #41, 9/1953: 239 $75 • Dorothy Paschal • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner, 4/23/1993 • Dr. Allen Bennett. Obverse illustrated in the 1879 Frossard Monograph. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

AU-55 Charles L. Bushnell • Lorin G. Parmelee • S. H.& H. Chapman 6/1882: 2627 $13.50 • S. H. & H. Chapman • Peter Mougey • William H. Woodin • Thomas L. Elder #43, 9/1910: 9 $18 • Dr. George P. French, privately • Dr. George Hetrich • Bowers and Ruddy Galleries 1/1982: 292 $4,000 • Mark Bernhard • Bowers and Merena 1/1986: 1362 $2,200 • Jerry A. Bobbe • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. State II.

AU-55 Jonathan K. Kern Co., 1/9/1997 • Jim McGuigan and Tate Chesbrough • Early American Coppers 4/1997: 118 $21,000.

AU-55 With blunt striking on the upper left reverse. John Michael Friedberg, 1966 • ANS.

AU-50 Philip G. Straus • Stack's 5/1959: 133 $325 • Dorothy Nelson • Stack's; in stock 1977 • Auction '79 (Stack's): 506 $5,000 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • John W. Adams • Bertram Cohen • George E. Ewing, Jr. • Eric Streiner • Early American Coppers 4/1994: 179 $3,800 • Anthony Terranova • Chris Victor-McCawley (CVM), 12/2/1994 • Walter Husak.

AU-50 George F. Seavey • William H. Strobridge, 1873 • Lorin G. Parmelee • New York Coin & Stamp Co. 6/ 1890: 687 $16 – J. F. Anger - Col. James W. Ellsworth, 3/ 1923 • Wayte Raymond. Charles E. Clapp, Sr., 12/1924 • George H. Clapp • ANS • Dr. William H. Sheldon • Dorothy Paschal. State I. Reverse illustrated in Early American Cents and in Penny Whimsy.

AU-50 Henry Chapman • Henry Chapman 6/1909: 739 $31 • Allison W. Jackman • Henry Chapman 6/1918: 698 $30 • Wayte Raymond • Charles M. Williams • Numismatic Gallery #68, 11/1950: 72 $57.50 • Harold Bareford, 9/13/1985 • Herman Halpern • Slack's 3/1988: 87 $4,675 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • Early American Coppers 4/ 1989: 41 $4,250 • Daniel W. Holmes, Jr.

AU-50 E. Gilbert • Thomas L. Elder #44, 10/1910: 32 $11 • Thomas L. Elder • Thomas L. Elder #50, 6/1911: 358 $18 • William Sleicher • S. H. Chapman 10/1919: 912 $57 • J. P. Hale Jenkins • Henry Chapman 7/1922: 1526 $52 • Henry C. Hines • Dr. William H. Sheldon • ANS. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Elder-Gilbert. Obverse illustrated in Early American Cents and in Penny Whimsy.

AU-50 Mayflower Coin Auctions 12/1961: 74 $162.50 • Robert J. Kissner • Slack's 6/1975: 262 $3,100 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • Del Bland, 5/13/1986 • HermanHalpern • Slack's 3/1988: 86 $3,300 • Anthony Terranova • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • Early American Coppers 5/1990: 28 $4,400 • Wes A. Rasmussen. Obverse illustrated in Morley.

AU-50 From an old eastern estate • Coinland, I/24/ 1970 • Elwood Rindahl • George H. Blenker • Gordon J. Wrubel • Tom Morley • Del Bland • Myles Z. Gerson • Bertram Cohen • Early American Numismatics (Dana Linett) "Buy or Bid" Sale #2,1985: 530 $5,500 • Bertram Cohen • Tom Morley • Superior Galleries 5/1992: 230 $4,180 • Anthony Terranova • Tom Morley • Superior Auction Galleries 1/1994: 786 $4,620 •Anthony Terranova, Thomas D. Reynolds, and Chris Victor-McCawley (CVM).

AU-50 Purchased unattributed by a New Hampshire coin dealer • Rare Coins of New Hampshire, 9/1997 • Bowers and Merena Galleries.

EF-45 E. W. Ropes • New York Coin & Stamp Co. 2/ 1899: 37 $15.50 • A. C. Gies • Stack's FPL #14, 1/1942: 62 $33 • Byron F. Johnson, Jr. • Bowers and Merena 1/1989: 89 $2,640. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Chapman.

EF-40 Ed. Frossard Collection • Ed. Frossard #37, 10/ 1884: 874 • T. Harrison Garrett • Robert Garrett, 1919 • John Work Garrett • Johns Hopkins University • Bowers and Ruddy Galleries 11/1979: 73 $1,800 • Del Bland, 5/13/1986 • Herman Halpern • Stack's 3/1988: 88 $1,980 • Anthony Terranova • Numismatic Investments of Florida.
EF-40 Russell Frank, 8/1976 • The Swiss Vaults Coin Center • Jack Collins • Dr. Philip W. Ralls • Del Bland. Jeffrey Oliphant.

EF-40 Paul S. Seitz 3/1963: 109 • G. Lee Kuntz • Superior Galleries 10/1991: 70 $1,705 • Larry Briggs Rare Coins.

EF-40 From an unidentified Barney Bluestone auction - Dr. Kenneth], Sartoris, 5/1972 • Del Bland. Dr. Robert A. Schuman • Charles E. Harrison • Early American Coppers 4/1992: 37 $3,300 • Stuart "Mac" MacDonald • Heritage Numismatic Auctions 9/1997: 5077 $3,910 • March Wells, Jr.

EF-40 Dr. George P. French, 3/21/1929 • B. Max Mehl FPL, 1929: 55 $45 • T. James Clarke, 1944 • B. Max Mehl • J. H. South • Stack's 2/1951: 333 $28 • Willard C. Blaisdell, 3/1971 • Dr. Edward R. Bush, 10/ 1977 • Denis W. Loring, 5/7/1983 • Jack H. Robinson • Superior Galleries 1/1989: 112 $3,520 • Jerry A. Wells. State II.

EF-40 Lollis E. Eliasberg, Sr. • Bowers and Merena 5/ 1996: 497 $5,720 • Robert Kaufmann.

EF-40 Sharpness of AU-50 but the obverse is lightly burnished. Stanley Drop • B. Max Mehl #90, 4/1937: 1373 $13.25 • Milton A. Holmes • Stack's 10/1960: 1382 $100 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973: 384 $550 • Dr. William N. Michal. Obverse illustrated in Morley.

EF-40 Sharpness of AU-55 but edge dents. Howard R. Newcomb, 3/1938 • Willard C. Blaisdell.