Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Obverse 20. Repunching shows on LI. Faint clash marks, apparently struck before state II of the preceding.

Reverse Z. Same wreath punch as some previous dies with the right ribbon end broken off, showing the spine and wedge-shaped point. A notch out of the lower edge of the left bow is visible. Each branch has four berries inside and two outside. The denominator slants down to the right and the final 0 is much nearer the border than l.

Die states: I. Faint obverse clash marks. The repunching on LI is sometimes hard to see.

II. Faint crack through the tops of (A)TE, later extending through TA; another (early) from the rim through the left foot of A(M) to a leaf.

III. Cracked through the tops of NITE. Repunching on LI remains visible.

Equivalents: Maris 45. Doughty 25. Hays 6. McGirk 3A. Ross 5-C. Chapman 29. Sheldon 47. EAC 37. Encyclopedia 1668.

Low Rarity 4.

Remarks: These were apparently struck between states I and II of the Starred Reverse and most likely were among those delivered June 24.

Condition Census:

EF-45 Charles E. Clapp, Sr., 12/1924 • George H. Clapp • ANS. State II. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Early American Cents and in Noyes. Obverse illustrated in Penny Whimsy.

VF-30 Sharpness of EF-45 but surfaces are rough. Henry C. Miller • The United States Coin Co. 12/1917: 411 $175 •Dr. George P. French, 3/21/1929 • B. Max Mehl FPL, 1929: 26 $200 • T. James Clarke, 1944 • B. Max Mehl • B. Max Mehl #112, 4/1949: 2303 $105 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 12/11/1986 • Herman Halpern • Stack's 3/1988: 65 $1,210 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • Early American Coppers 4/1989: 36 $1,900 • Frank H. Stillinger. Reverse illustrated in Elder Gilbert and in Chapman.

VF-30 Col. James W. Ellsworth, 3/1923 • Wayte Raymond • Charles E. Clapp, Sr. • George H. Clapp • Dr. William H. Sheldon • Dorothy Paschal • John W. Adams • Bowers and Ruddy Galleries FPL, 1982: 42 $2,250 • Denis W. Loring, 5/7/1983 • Jack H. Robinson • Superior Galleries 1/1989: 83 $6,050 • Daniel W. Holmes, Jr. State III.

VF-30 Henry C. Miller • Thomas L. Elder 4/1917: 658 $27 • Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 22 $45 • Milton A. Holmes • Stack's 10/1960: 1376 $330 • Dorothy Paschal • Dr. William H. Shel-don, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner • Early American Coppers 4/1994: 173 $5,000 • Thomas D. Reynolds • unknown • Thomas D. Reynolds. Obverse illustrated in Chapman.

VF-25 Henry C. Hines • Homer K. Downing • 1952 ANA (New Netherlands Coin Co. #38): 1641 $50 • Dr. William H. Sheldon • Dr. Charles L. Ruby, 12/1972 • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. • Superior Galleries 2/1974: 376 $620 • Del Bland, 6/20/1985 • Bertram Cohen • George E. Ewing, Jr. • Chris Victor-McCawley (CVM).

VF-25 Sharpness of EF-40 but edge dents. Fred W. Coops, Jr. (Fred Coops Stamps & Coins) • Steven Teoli, 5/1984 • Jack H. Beymer • Midwest collector, 5/7/1990 • Thomas D. Reynolds, 6/1995 • Walter Husak.

VF-25 George H. Clapp, 3/31/1949 • Carnegie Institute. VF-25 Sharpness of EF-40 but covered with minute handling marks. Donald Brigandi (Brigandi Coin Co.) FPL, Coin World 3/2/1988, $3,000.

VF-20 Andrew Y. Hodgdon • Mayflower Coin Auctions 11/1969: 105 $155 • Charles A. Blood.

VF-20 Sharpness of VF-35 but porous. Abner Kreisberg Corp., via Jerry Cohen, 8/1976 • Denis W. Loring. Early American Coppers 3/1977: 26 $170 • Richard Gross. Chuck Furjanic • Del Bland • Jack H. Beymer.

VF-20 Sharpness of VF-30 but a spot of burnishing on obverse. Gary A. Young, 1978 • Jesse Patrick (Larkfield Coins).

VF-20 Lester Merkin, privately • C. Douglas Smith, 1965 • Alfred Bonard • C. Douglas Smith • Lester Merkin 10/1966: 96 $600 • C. Douglas Smith, 12/1970 • John W. Adams • Dr. Robert A. Schuman • John W. Adams, 3/1975 • Denis W. Loring, 8/1982 • George E. Ewing, Jr. • Del Bland • Donald H. Petersen • Superior Galleries 2/1992: 701 $1,540 • John R. Frankenfield.