Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Equivalents: Maris 7, "Crooked 7." Frossard 5.1. Doughty 27. Hays 11. McGirk 9D. Ross 8-D. Chapman 43. Sheldon 54. EAC 44. Encyclopedia 1668.

Rarity 3.

Remarks: This obverse is a similar to obverse dies 23 and 24i the three were probably made at the same time. Date spacing is distinctive: the 7 and 9 are close on obverse 23, the 1 and 7 are close on obverse 24, and the 1, 7, and 9 are close on obverse 25 with the 7 leaning right.

Probably delivered June 25.

Dan Trollan reported an example in his collection without edge lettering. (Letter to Mark Borckhardt, April 28, 1997.)

Condition Census:

AU-50 Virgil M. Brand • B. G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.), 6/28/1944 $60 • Thomas L. Elder, 7/17/1944 $75 • Leonard M. Holland. Pennypacker Auction Centre 5/1959 $350 • Dorothy Paschal • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/ 1992 • Eric Streiner. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

AU-50 Discovered in England circa 1959 by Norman Stack (Stack's) in a collection of conder tokens • Robert J. Kissner • Stack's 6/1975: 252 $3,200 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • Myles Z. Gerson • Bertram Cohen • Shoreham Enterprises, Ltd. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 72 $6,325 • G. Lee Kuntz • Superior Galleries 10/1991: 61 $10,450 • Tom Morley • Superior Galleries 5/1992: 211 $8,800. Obverse illustrated in Morley.

EF-45 With a tiny planchet clip. Sharpness of AU-55 but a scratch, edge dent, and dark. E. Gilbert • Thomas L. Elder #44, 10/1910: 11 $12.50 • Henry C. Hines • Dr. Wil-liam H. Sheldon • Dorothy Paschal • John W. Adams • Bowers and Ruddy Galleries FPL, 1982: 49 $2,750 • Bowers and Ruddy Galleries RCR '46, December 1982 $2,750 • Dr. Boyd E. Hayward. State II. Obverse illustrated in Elder-Gilbert.

EF-45 Col. James W. Ellsworth, 3/1923 • Wayte Raymond • Charles E. Clapp, Sr., 12/1924 • George H. Clapp - ANS.

VF-35 W. W. C. Wilson • Wayte Raymond for The Anderson Galleries #1996, 11/1925: 201 $30 • Howard R.Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 27 $37.50 • Willard C. Blaisdell, 2/17/1975 • Del Bland • Dr. Robert A. Schuman • Del Bland • Frank Simon • George E. Ewing, Jr. • Donald H. Petersen • George E. Ewing, Jr.

VF-35 D. C. Wismer • New Netherlands Coin Co. #33, 4/1951: 564 $20.50 • Homer K. Downing • 1952 ANA (New Netherlands Coin Co. '38): 1648 $42.50 • Dr. William H. Sheldon • Dorothy Paschal • C. Douglas Smith, 1965. Alfred Bonard • Del Bland • Carl Windon Del Bland • Dr. Robert A. Schuman - Del Bland, 5/13/1986 • Herman Halpern • Stack's 3/1988: 71 $2,640 • Dr. Ralph W. Rucker. Obverse illustrated in Morley.

VF-35 Carl Wurtzbach • Barney Bluestone #100, 2/1948: 422 $31.50 • Dr. Kenneth J. Sartoris, 5/1972 • Del Bland • John W.Adams. Dorothy Paschal, 11/1977 Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 73 $2,420 • Wes A. Rasmussen. State IV.

VF-35 Norman Stack Collection • Herman Halpern • Stack's 3/1988: 72 $1,870 • Chris Victor-McCawley (CVM), 12/6/1988. Robinson's. Brown, Jr. • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. 1/1996: 77 $5,775 • Walter Husak. Reverse illus- trated in Early American Cents and in Penny Whimsy.

VF-30 Sharpness of AU-50 but porous, obverse lightly bur-nished, and black. Dr. George P. French, 3/21/1929 • B.Max Mehl FPL, 1929: 32 $40 • T. James Clarke, 1944 • B. Max Mehl s John P. Young s Barney Bluestone #87, 4/1945: 1754 $42.50 • Dr. William H. Sheldon • Sheraton Coin Co .• 1947 ANA (Numismatic Gallery #40): 786 $50 • T. James Clarke, 10/1954 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973: 375 $240 • Julian Leidman • Steve Ivy Rare Coin Co. • Denis W. Loring • J. J. Teaparty.

VF-30 Kenneth M. Goldman • Del Bland • Jack H. Beymer • William R. T. Smith • Dr. Edward R. Bush. Myles Z. Gerson, 8/1980 • Denis W. Loring, 5/7/1983 • Jack H. Robinson • Superior Galleries 1/1989: 94 $2,310 • Gary Ruttenberg • M & G Auctions 8/1996: 94 $5,610 • March Wells, Jr. State III.

VF-30 Sharpness of EF-45 but porous and black. W. W. Hays, 1900. Chas. Steigerwalt, 1906. Charles G. Zug Lyman H. Low 3/1907: 11 $4 • C. H. Stearns • Mayflower Coin Auctions 12/1966: 309 $210 • Alfred Bonard • Numismatic Enterprises 2/1968: 29 $290 • unknown • Superior Galleries 10/1977: 162 $285.

VF-30 Herman Halpern • Stack's 3/1988: 73 $1,980 • Rod Widok (R & J Rare Coin Gallery) • David Henderson • Superior Galleries 1/1993: 47 $2,420 • James H. Goudge • Butler "Bim" Gander.

VF-30 Purchased in 8/1891 from F. W. Lincoln (W. S. Lincoln & Son, London) by Benjamin H. Collins • W. W. Hays, 11/8/1892 • Dr. Thomas Hall/9/7 /1909 • Virgil M. Brand • New Netherlands Coin Co. #34, 10/1951: 580 $28 • M. L. Kaplan.