Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Condition Census:

VF-35 Sharpness of EF-45 but some edge dents. Purchased unattributed in 5/1961 from a Philadelphia collection by Orlando J. Pernarelli, 6/1961 • Dorothy Paschal • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner • Tom Morley • Superior Auction Galleries 1/1994: 784 $10,450 • Butler "Bim" Gander. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

VF-20 Dr. Edward Maris • W. W. Hays, 1900 • Chas. Steigerwalt, 1906 • Charles G. Zug • Lyman H. Low 3/1907: 9 $19 • E. Gilbert •Thomas L. Elder #44, 10/1910: 9 $51 • H. O. Granberg • William H. Woodin • The United States Coin Co. 5/1915: 91 $64 • Henry C. Hines • Dr. William H. Sheldon • Dorothy Paschal • John W. Adams • Bowers and Ruddy Galleries FPL, 1982: 47 $3,250 • Denis W. Loring, 5/7/1983 • Jack H. Robinson • Superior Galleries 1/1989: 92 $9,350 • John R. Frankenfield. State II. Obverse illustrated in Frossard-Hays, in Elder-Gilbert, in Early American Cents, in Penny Whimsy, and in Morley. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Chapman.

F-15 Purchased unattributed in 11/1970 at the G.E.N.A. convention by Herbert A. Silberman, 11/1977 • Chuck Furjanic, 11/1977 • Denis W. Loring, 9/1982 • Del Bland, 1/31/1985 • G. Lee Kuntz • Superior Galleries 10/1991: 59 $5,280 • Henry T. Hettger, 7/1996 • Denis W. Loring, 7/1996 • Robert C. Clark.

F-15 Sharpness of VF-25 but specks of raised corrosions and a reverse X scratch. T. Harrison Garrett • Robert Garrett,1919 • John Work Garrett • Johns Hopkins University, privately 3/1973 • John W. Adams, 3/1973 • Dorothy Paschal, 5/1977 • Denis W. Loring, 7/1977 • James Skalbe • Corrado Romano (Worthy Coin Co.) • Bertram Cohen, 5/1985 • George E. Ewing, Jr., 8/1990 • Frank H. Stillinger.

F-12 From Europe • Heritage Rare Coin Galleries • Superior Galleries 2/1991: 669a $7,425 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. 1/1996: 75 $7,975 • Waiter Husak.

F-12 Sharpness of VF-20 but surfaces are somewhat roughened. A Pennsylvania consignment • New Netherlands Coin Co. #57, 12/1963: 18 $875 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973: 373 $550 • Denis W. Loring, 10/1974 • Willard C. Blaisdell • Jack H. Beymer • Gordon J. Wrubel • Chuck Furjanic. Obverse illustrated in Morley.

F-12 C. Douglas Smith • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz • Dr. C. R. Chambers • Jack H. Robinson • Superior Galleries 1/1989: 91 $7,700 • Dr. Ralph W. Rucker. State 1.

F-12 Charles E. Clapp, Sr., 12/1924 • George H. Clapp • ANS. Obverse illustrated in Morley.

F-12 Charles M. Williams • Numismatic Gallery #68, 11/1950: 58 $167.50 • Christian M. Petersen • Hollinbeck Coin Co. • Hollinbeck Coin Co. #214, 10/1957: 178 $450 • C. Douglas Smith, 1965 • Alfred Bonard • Henry J. Berube (New England Coin Co.), l/28/1966 • Philip Van Cleave • Kagin's Numismatic Auctions #340, 1/1986: 5056 $4,125 • Tom Morley • Robert E. Matthews • Superior Galleries 5/1989: 186 $7,150 • Daniel W. Holmes, Jr.

F-12 Ed. Frossard Collection • Ed. Frossard #37,101 1884: 858 • T. Harrison Garrett.

VG-10 Robert Emmer (Penn State Galleries) • Chuck Furjanic • Kagin's Numismatic Auctions #305, 1/1975: 484 $640 • Chuck Furjanic.

VG-10 E. Gilbert • Thomas L. Elder #87, 12/1913: 829 $41 • Dr. George P. French, 3/21/1929 • B. Max Mehl FPL, 1929: 30 $175 • T. James Clarke, 1944 • B. Max Mehl • Dr. William H. Sheldon • Sheraton Coin Co. • 1947 ANA (Numismatic Gallery #40): 784 $150 • Dr. William H. Sheldon • Homer K. Downing • 1952 ANA (New Netherlands Coin Co. #38): 1645 $127.50 • Dr. William H. Sheldon • Dorothy Paschal, 12/16/1963 • Robert S. Carter, Jr. • Jack H. Robinson. Obverse illustrated in Morley.

Obverse 24. Coarse hair similar to the preceding. The lowest lock ends in a wedge-shaped point. End of the sixth lock is chopped off and remains isolated in the field. Plain hollow shoulder loop with crumbling along the truncation from the shoulder loop to a point just left of the top of 4. Hollow between the eye and nose is due to overpolished dies. Bases of RT nearly touch, unlike earlier dies with this reverse. Date spaced 17 9 4 with the 9 leaning right and the 4 almost touching the bust. Irregular traces of repunching on the right side of 1. A small faint spine slants down from a dentil above top of L. Several of these features may not show on worn examples.

Reverse BB. Advanced rim crumbling above AM and left although this may not be visible due to centering.

Die states: Obverse as noted. Reverse is always weaker at the right rim, above AMERICA. The additional crack claimed at lot 93 of the Jack H. Robinson collection sale is a planchet defect.

Equivalents: Elder-Hays 58. McGirk 9F. Ross 37-D.

Chapman 47. Sheldon 53. EAC 43. Encyclopedia 1668.

Rarity 6.

Remarks: Discovered by Henry Chapman in 1897 and long known as the "Chapman variety." The Adams coin (lot 48) exhibited lamination defects.

See "Oops!" chapter.

Believed to be part of the June 25 delivery.