Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

MS-60 With some weak striking. W. W. Hays, 1900 • Chas. Steigerwalt, 1906 • Charles G. Zug • Lyman H. Low 3/1907: 14 $11.25 • unknown • Wayte Raymond, 11/1921 • George H. Clapp • ANS. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Frossard-Hays.

MS-60 With a planchet clip. J. A. Thurston • S. H. & H. Chapman 12/1888: 621 $7 • E. Gilbert • Thomas L. Elder #44, 10/1910: 14 $15 • H.- O. Granberg • William H. Woodin • The United States Coin Co. 5/1915: 148 $3 • Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau &; Co. #458, 2/1945: 30 $29 • Judge Thomas L. Gaskill - New Nether-lands Coin Co., privately 11/ /1956 • Dorothy Paschal - John W. Adams • Bowers and Ruddy Galleries FPL, 1982: 53 $5,500 •Bowers and Ruddy Galleries RCR #46, December 1982 $5,500 • Bowers and Merena Galleries RCR #48, June-July 1983 $5,500. State 1. Obverse and re-verse illustrated in Elder-Gilbert.

MS-60 With much of the obverse covered with tiny planchet defects. A. L. Phillips • Glendining's (London) #11, 6/1990: 233 £825 ($1,419) • William P. Paul (American Heritage Minting).

AU-55 R. A. Britton • H. G. Sampson 2/1882: 768 $17.75 • Ed. Frossard Collection • Ed. Frossard #37, 10/1884: 862 •T. Harrison Garrett • Robert Garrett, 1919 • John Work Garrett • Johns Hopkins University • Bowers and Ruddy Galleries 11/1979: 71 $4,800 • Dr. Lloyd M. Higgins • Michael Rubin Rare Coins • Eric Streiner • Denis W. Loring • Thomas D. Reynolds. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Chapman.

AU-55 Frank D. Taylor • Henry Chapman 6/1908: 22 $13.50 • Julius L. Brown • S. H. Chapman 5/1911: 922 $16. unknown. Raymond Jones• Bowers and Ruddy Galleries 4/1978: 2107 $1,225 • Del Bland, 12/9/1984 • C. Douglas Smith, 2/10/1985 • Del Bland, 5/13/1986 • Herman Halpern • Stack's 3/1988: 77 $4,675 • Anthony Terranova • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • Early American Coppers 5/1990: 26 $8,000 • Dr. Allen Bennett, 1/20/1998 • Walter Husak. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Early American Cents and in Penny Whimsy.

AU-55 Major Sir Rowland Denys Guy Wmn, M. C., 4th Baron St. Oswald • Christie, Manson & Woods, Ltd. (London) 2/1992: 283 • Eric Streiner • Superior Galleries 10/1992: 69 $4,620 • Anthony Terranova • Chris Victor-McCawley (CVM), 9/15/1997. Walter Husak.

AU-50 Hollinbeck Kagin Coin Co. #264, 6/1966: 894 • Hollinbeck Kagin Coin Co. • Kagin's Numismatic Auctions #304, 11/1974: 724 $4,500 • Kagin's (instock 11/1978).

AU-50 With weak striking at UNI. S. H. Chapman • S. H. Chapman 4/1923: Addenda E $10 • S. H. Chapman, 1/ 1924 • George H. Clapp • ANS.

AU-50 Henry Chapman • George H. Clapp • ANS. AU-50 With weak striking on ERTY and on corresponding area of reverse. J. P. Hale Jenkins • Henry Chapman 7/ 1922: 1493 $5 • Henry Chapman • unknown • Paramount International Coin Corp. 5/1976: 547 $410 • Denis W. Loring, 3/12/1982 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • Early American Coppers 4/1989: 38 $2,400 • Jack H. Beymer • Denis W. Loring • Tom Morley • Eric Streiner, 2/ 4/1993 • Chris Victor-McCawley (CVM).

EF-45 With L1 weakly struck. Dr. Nat D. Wilson • 1967 ANA (Paramount International Coin Corp.): 158 $335 • Dr. Hiram T. Ward • Ed Hipps (Ed's Coin & Stamp Shop).

EF-45 Sharpness of AU-55 but edge dents and a scratch. Dr. George P. French, 3/21/1929 • B. Max Mehl FPL, 1929: 36 $125 • T. James Clarke, 1944 • B. Max Mehl • B. Max Mehl #106, 6/1945: 1643 $105 • B. Max Mehl • B. Max Mehl #112, 4/1949: 2305 $82.50 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr.• John W. Adams • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 76 $1,870 • Julian Leidman. State IV:

EF-45 Dolloff Coin Center • James Payette (New Hampshire Numismatics) • George Szykier, 8/1978 • Del Bland • George E. Ewing, Jr., 4/1979 • Denis W. Loring, 5/7/1983 • Jack H. Robinson. Superior Galleries 1/1989: 100 $2,090 • John R. Frankenfield.

EF-45HenryChapman, 11/8/1915. Frank Hussey • New Netherlands Coin Co. #54, 4/1960: 1356 $60 • ''DMI.'' EF-45 Ray Byrne (Pittsburgh) • Abner Kreisberg Corp. • Del Bland • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz.

EF-45 With weak striking that practically obliterates UNI. Barney Bluestone #100, 2/1948: 725 $25.50 • Judge Jos, Sawicki • Stack's 2/1954: 591 $95 • Dorothy Paschal (stolen from her apartment).

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