Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

F-15 With a reverse planchet defect. Sharpness of VF-30 but cuts on face and neck have been mostly burnished out. Henry Phelps, 1901 • Chas. Steigerwalt, 1906 • Charles G. Zug • Lyman H. Low 3/1907: 55 $5 • E. Gilbert. Thomas L. Elder#44, 10/1910: 55 $25.50 H. O. Granberg. William H. Woodin • The United States Coin Co. 5/1915: 143 $37 • Col. E. H. R. Green • B. G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.), 3/24/1943 $20 • A. Kosoff • Oscar J. Pearl • Numismatic Gallery FPL, 1944: 86 $50 • Edward L. Urban - Robert J. Kissner - Stack's 6/1975: 267 $2,000 • John W. Adams • Bowers and Ruddy Galleries FPL, 1982: 70 $3,500 • Bowers and Ruddy Galleries RCR #46, December 1982 $3,500 • Bowers and Merena Galleries RCR #48, June-July 1983 $3,500 • John W. Adams • Denis W. Loring, 4/14/1989 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. 1/1996: 96 $3,520 • WaIter Husak. Obverse illustrated in Frossard-Hays, in Elder-Gilbert, in Early American Cents, in Penny Whimsy, and in Morley (twice as F-12 and as EF-40).

F-15 Purchased unattributed in 1967 by C. F. Gordon, Jr. • Del Bland • Myles Z. Gerson • William R. T. Smith • Dr. C. R. Chambers • Jack H. Robinson • Superior Galleries 1/1989: 122 $2,860 • Gary Ruttenberg • M & G Auctions 6/1996: 100 $4,620 • W. M. "Jack" Wadlington. State V.

F-15 James G. Maca1lister, 3/1927 • George H. Clapp • ANS.

F-15 Purchased unattributed and consigned to Early American Coppers 3/1987: 113a $2,600 • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz • Fred H. Borcherdt.

F-15 Carl Wurtzbach • Barney Bluestone #100, 2/1948: 400 $4.60 • Willard C. Blaisdell.

Obverse 34. Lowest curl is smaller than in other dies of this group. TY are low. In the date, the 1 was first inverted (rotated 180°), then corrected. Traces of repunch-ing on the right corner of 7.

Reverse MM. Like reverse NN (the other die found with this obverse), this has the double leaf at OF; unlike NN, this has the usual double leaf at D. AM are repunched, most noticeably on the right slant of A.

Die states: I. No obverse clash marks. The right wreath stem is normal (compare to state 11). Two faint shadowy sets of clash marks from the bust at s o.

II. Reverse is reground with the right wreath stem attenuated, notably right of ONE CENT. Tail of R is thinner. Fourfold clash marks from the wreath above the head and at the profile, and from the hair and cap in the wreath.

III. Sevenfold clash marks on the obverse and reverse Equivalents: Maris 50. Hays 50. McGirk 4G. Ross 31- DD. Chapman 55. Sheldon 69. EAC 59. Encyclopedia 1669.

Rarity 3.

Remarks: Sheldon mentioned a "straight line break" crossing the reverse of the original Hays coin, now in the ANS. Examination in December 1984 showed that the "break" is a planchet crack.

Apparently among those delivered December 16. Dan Trollanreported an example in his collection with the high denomination edge, ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR. (Letter to Mark Borckardt, April 28, 1997.)

Condition Census:

MS-66 Major Sir Rowland Denys Guy Winn, M. C., 4th Baron St. Oswald • Christie, Manson & Woods, Ltd. (London) 10/1964: 160 $8,400 • Spink & Sons, Ltd. (London) • Dorothy Paschal • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/ 19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

MS-65 Major Sir Rowland Denys Guy Winn, M. C., 4th Baron St. Oswald • Christie, Manson & Woods, Ltd. (London) 10/1964: 161 $2,296. Lester Merkin, 10/29/1977 • Andrew M. Hain • Dennis E. Steinmetz (Steinmetz Coins & Currency) • 1980 ANA (Steve Ivy Numismatic Auctions): 942 $37,000 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992. Eric Streiner • Jay Parrino (The Mint).

MS-63 Major Sir Rowland Denys Guy Wmn, M. C., 4th Baron st. Oswald • Christie, Manson & Woods, Ltd. (London) 10/1964: 162 $1,680 • Stack's • Dorothy Paschal • Lester Merkin 6/1968: 102 $3,100 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973: 390 $5,750 • First Coinvestors • Pine Tree Auction Co. 2/1975: 649 $6,300 • Jerry A. Bobbe • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz • Del Bland, 1/4/1985 • Bertram Cohen • Early American Numismatics (Dana Linett) "Buy or Bid" Sale #2, 1985: 532 $32,000 • Bertram Cohen • Andrew M. Hain. Obverse illustrated in Morley.

AU-55 William Beaver Chamberlin • Harmer Rooke Numismatists, Ltd. 8/1987: 3 $10,000 • Anthony Terranova • G. Lee Kuntz • Superior Galleries 10/1991: 77 $8,525 • Jeffrey Oliphant.