Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

F-12 Virgil M. Brand • Carl Wurtzbach, 1947. Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R E. Naftzger, Jr. • John W. Adams, 5/1975 • Del Bland • Jack H. Robinson, 3/20/1987 • Del Bland, 9/1/1987 • Jack H. Robinson. State II.

F-12 Sharpness of VF-25 but several edge dents. Dr. Edward Maris • W. W. Hays, 1900 • Chas. Steigerwalt, 1906 • Charles G. Zug • Lyman H. Low 3/1907: 4 $5.50 • E. Gilbert • Thomas L. Elder #44, 10/1910: 4 $21 • H. O. Granberg • William H. Woodin • The United States Coin Co. 5/1915: 86 $17 • Howard R Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458,2/1945: 20 $27.50 • Dr. William H. Sheldon • Homer K. Downing • 1952 ANA (New Netherlands Coin Co. #38): 1637 $82.50 • Thos. P. Warfield. Associated Coin Auction Co. 10/1955: 154 $215 • bel Bland, 5/1957 Wm. H. Smith (Eureka Coin Shop) • Dr. Charles L. Ruby, 12/1972 • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. • Superior Galleries 2/1974: 337 $2,100 • John W. Adams. Bowers and Ruddy Galleries FPL, 1982: 1 $2,750 • Thomas H. Borysek. State II. The discovery coin for the variety. Obverse illustrated on the 1893 Frossard-Hays plate and on the 1910 Elder-Gilbert plate. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Chapman.

F-12 Sharpness of EF-45 but serious planchet problems. An eastern consignment • Superior Galleries 2/1976: 1353 $450 • John W. Adams, 1/1978 • Denis W. Loring, 10/1978 • John W. Adams - Bowers and Ruddy Galleries FPL, 1982: 2 $1,750 • Denis W. Loring, 5/1989. Richard V. Punchard,3/1992 • Denis W. Loring. State TV.

VG-10 Dorothy Paschal • Eugene Exman.

VG-10 E. Gilbert Thomas L. Elder #87, 12/1913: 828 $42 • H. O. Granberg • Dr. George P. French, 3/21/1929 • B. Max Mehl FPL, 1929:23 $100 T.JamesGarke, 1944 •B. Max Mehl •James G. Macallister • John P. Young • Barney Bluestone #87, 4/1945: 1748 $62.50 • Christian M. Petersen • Henry Hilgard • Del Bland, 5/1957 • Wm. H. Smith (Eureka Coin Shop) • Dr. Charles L. Ruby, 12/ 1972 • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. • Superior Galleries 2/1974: 338 $1,200 • Del Bland • Albert Ault • Alfred K. Nippert, Jr. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Morley.

VG-10 Sharpness of VF-20 but rough surfaces. Dr. William H. Sheldon, 1955 • C. Douglas Smith, 1965 • Alfred Bonard • C. Douglas Smith • Lester Merkin 10/1966: 93 $600 • C. Douglas Smith, 10/1970 • Denis W. Loring, 6/ 1971 • John W. Adams, 1/1972 • Denis W. Loring, 3/1974 • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz,4/1974 • Denis W. Loring, 8/ 1978 • George E. Ewing, Jr. • Dr. Willard J. Carmel, Jr. • Tom Morley, 4/19/1982 • Fred Clymer • Tom Morley. Superior Galleries 10/1991: 673 $1,485 • Tom Morley.

Obverse 1.

Reverse A.

Edge: II. Point and stem of leaf after DOLLAR point up. See illustration on page 95.

Die states: III as above.

Equivalents: Sheldon NC-4, later called 17b. EAC lb. Encyclopedia 1649.

Rarity 8. Two known.

Remarks: Identified bye. Douglas Smith in 1950. The second example of this sub-variety was not discovered until almost a half century later in 1996 by David L. Palmer.

Condition Census:

AG-3 Sharpness of VG-7 but pitted. John K. Borcky • Thomas L. Elder 6/1935: 352 $2.20 • Walter Garrabrant • Stack's 11/1949: 361 $9 • C. Douglas Smith, 9/15/1952 • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner, 8/13/1992 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. 1/1996: 23 $11,550 • Daniel W. Holmes, Jr. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes. Discovered by C. Douglas Smith in 1950to be a new subvariety.

FR-2 Purchased unattributed at a local coin show on 8/11/1996 by David L. Palmer • Wes A. Rasmussen.

No other examples are known.