Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

AU-50 Abner Kreisberg, privately in the late 1950s • unknown • Andrew P. Lustig and Stuart A. Levine • Superior Galleries 1/1990: 210 $38,500 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

EF-45 With a bar-like planchet defect above the pole and a large planchet defect in the area of UNI. Henry C. Miller • Thomas L. Elder 4/1917: 709 $45 • Wayte Raymond (The United States Coin Co.) • Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 72 $37.50 • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19 /1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner • Tom Morley • Superior Auction Galleries 1/1994: 783 $9,900 • Anthony Terranova. Obverse illustrated in Early American Cents and in Penny Whimsy.

VF-35 A collection in Philadelphia • Lyman H. Low 7/ 1906: 470 $31.25. Wayte Raymond • Henry C. Hines. Carl Wurtzbach, 9/1945 • George H. Clapp. ANS.

VF-30 Sharpness of EF-40 but a very heavy reverse edge dent. J. C. Barnes, 6/27/1901 • Dr. Thomas Hall, 9/7/ 1909 • Virgil M. Brand • New Netherlands Coin Co. • New Netherlands Coin Co. #59, 6/1967: 1199 $450 • Eugene Exman.

VF-30 With four long, line-like planchet defects on obverse. Sharpness of AU-50 but several edge dents on both sides. Henry A. Sternberg • M. H. Bolender #190, 3/1956: 1583 $122.50 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973: 371 $550 • Gordon J. Wrubel • C. Douglas Smith • Anthony Terranova • Thomas D. Reynolds • Jack H. Robinson Superior Galleries 1/1989: 88 $5,280 • Tom Morley • Superior Galleries 5/1992: 206 $2,750 • Tom Morley. State II. Obverse illustrated in Morley.

VF-25 Discovered in 1896 by E. Gilbert • Thomas L. Elder #44, 10/1910: 57 $51 • H. O. Granberg. William H. Woodin • The United States Coin Co. 5/1915: 145 $51 • Dr. George P. French, 3/21/1929 • B. Max Mehl FPL, 1929: 84 $125 • T. James Clarke, 1944 • B. Max Mehl • John P. Young • Barney Bluestone #87, 4/1945: 1780 $155 • Dr. William H. Sheldon • Sheraton Coin Co • 1947 ANA (Numismatic Gallery #40): 823 $125 • Dr. William H. Sheldon • Homer K. Downing • 1952 ANA (New Netherlands Coin Co. #38): 1703 $190 • Dr. William H. Sheldon • Dorothy Paschal, 3/1977 • Del Bland, 1/2/1987 • Fred H. Borcherdt. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Elder-Gilbert. Obverse illustrated in Morley.

VF-20 Sharpness of VF-35 but several edge dents. Virgil M.Brand • Barney Bluestone, 2/1938 George H. Clapp, 3/31/1949 • Carnegie Institute.

VF-20 Charles J. Dupont • Stack's 9/1954: 75 $85 • Herbert M. Oechsner • Stack's 9/1988: 46 $3,740 • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz. Obverse illustrated in Morley.

F-12 Robert L. Moore,11/1958 • Dorothy Paschal • Eugene Exman • Robinson S. Brown, Jr., 6/1977 • Denis W. Loring, 8/1982 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 68 $1,485 • Wes A. Rasmussen. State II.

F-12 Charles M. Williams • Numismatic Gallery #68, 11/1950: 56 $40 • Willard C. Blaisdell, 2/1975 $650 • Del Bland • Richard H. Wright • Valley Plaza Coins (Richard H. Wright) FPL #1, Fall 1976: 58 $900 • Bowers and Ruddy Galleries 10/1977: 722 $420 • Richard H. Wright • Paramount International Sales Corp. 11/1978: 11 $240 • Sal Bonito, 1/1989 • Dr. Ralph W. Rucker.

F-12 Frank D. Taylor • Henry Chapman 6/1908: 17 $38.

Obverse 23. Hair is coarser on this and all to follow.

The shoulder loop is plain and narrow. LI are too close with the upright of L lightly repunched (this fades with use). As on the next two obverses, but no others in this group, L is unusually close to the cap. Date is spaced 1 79 4 with the 4 touching the bust.

Reverse BB. Left bow is incomplete with the lower left part gone. Incuse spine from base of I(C) into field.

Die states: 1. No obverse cracks. Clash marks from the leaves are below u, Reverse rim crumbling above A(M) as before.

II. Obverse cracked from rim to cap, hair, and temple. Reverse progressively weakens at the right rim.

Equivalents: Maris 6, "The Coquette." Frossard 23.

Doughty 26. Hays 9. McGirk 9B. Ross 6-D. Chapman 50. Sheldon 52. EAC 42. Encyclopedia 1668.

Rarity 6.

Remarks: Discovered by Dr. Edward Maris before 1869. Maris's sobriquet for this variety probably alluded to its elusive quality rather than its facial expression.

American Numismatic Society has one (state I) with the edge blunderedONE HUNDREDR A DOLLAR.

This variety is probably among those delivered June 25.