Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

One is double struck with two dates about 45° apart. Many survivors show mint clips, others are off center, and still others are double struck or in other mint error form. See "Oops!" chapter, below.

Condition Census:

MS-65 With a long hairline planchet defect on the obverse. Dr. Henry W. Beckwith • S. H. Chapman 4/1923: 7 $30 • S. H. Chapman • Robert D. Book, 5/1930 • George H. Clapp • ANS. State III. Obverse illustrated in Clapp-Newcomb. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Early American Cents.

MS-63 Dr. Charles L. Ruby, 12/1972 • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. • Superior Galleries 2/1974: 413 $5,700 • unknown • Superior Galleries 1/1989: 3099 $14,300 • Kevin Lipton are Coins.

MS-63 Charles J. Dupont • Stack's 9/1954: 107 $210 • Gene Reale • Sotheby's (New York) #7083/ 1/1998: 22 23100 • Eugene Gardner.

MS-63 Arthur C. Fritz • Rudolph Kohl • Federal Coin Exchange FPL, 1952 $175 • 1954 ANA (Federal Coin Ex-change): 1017 $175 • Federal Coin Exchange, 10/1956 • Emanuel Taylor, 10/1960 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973: 399 $2,300 • Mulford B. Simons, Jr. (Penn Valley Coin Shoppe) • Robert Riethe (Main Line Coin & Stamp) • Kenneth M. Goldman • Rare coin Galleries of Seattle.

MS-63 B. Max Mehl, 1944 as a "Proof" • T. James Clarke, 1950 • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner - Jay Parrino (The int). State III. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

MS-63 Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 83 $70 • James Kelly.

MS-63 S. H. & H. Chapman • John G. Mills • S. H. & H. Chapman 4/1904: 1249 $25 • S. H. & H. Chapman. unknown • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • A. Kosoff 10/1961: 96 $340 • Louis Helfenstein • Lester Merkin 8/1964: 8 $1,300 • Charles "Shotgun" Slade III.

MS-61 William R. Weeks • S. H. & H. Chapman 5/1902: 500 $19.50 • John Story Jenks • Henry Chapman 12/1921: 113 $31 • B. Max Mehl.

MS-61 With a tiny reverse planchet clip. Homer K. Downing • 1952 ANA (New Netherlands Coin Co. #38): 1711 $105 • Elliot Landau • New Netherlands Coin Co. #52,12/1958: 113 $180 • Stack's. Obverse and reverse illustrated n Penny Whimsy.

MS-61 Harlan P. Smith • S. H. & H. Chapman 5/1906: 1084 $26 • S. H. & H. Chapman • unknown • Charles M. Williams • Numismatic Gallery #68, 11/1950: 91 $80 • Harold Bareford, 9/13/1985 • Herman Halpern • Stack's 3/1988: 113 $7,700 • David Bloom • Bowers and Merena 3/1991: 141 $7,975 • John B. MacDonald.

MS-61 Struck off center. Herbert W. Taffs (England) • Glendining & Co., Ltd. (London) #10, 11/1956: 513 • James Kelly • Standish Hall • James Kelly 4/1957: 60 $100 • Jon Hanson • J. C. Simpson • American Auction Association 11/1972: 6 $1,050 • Western Numismatics • A-Mark Coin Co. 3/1973: 59 $1,550 • Malcolm Varner. Harlan White • American Auction Association 12/1975: 1207 $2,250.

MS-61 Struck off-center. Lorin G. Parmelee • New York Coin & Stamp Co. 6/1890: 712 $25 • J. F. Anger. Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/ 1945: 82 $67.50 • Joseph H. Spray • Stack's 4/1978: 83 $2/000 • Stack's • Herman Halpern, 12/11/1986 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • Early American Coppers 4/1989: 54 $5,500 • Stuart "Mac" MacDonald • Heritage Numismatic Auctions 9/1997: 5087 6,612 • Chris Victor-McCawley (CVM).

MS-61 Dr. George P. French, 3/21/1929 • B. Max Mehl FPL, 1929: 92 $40 • Henry A. Sternberg, 8/1930 • T. James Clarke, 1944 • B. Max Mehl.

MS-61 Kenneth M. Goldman, 10/1984 • Denis W. Loring, 8/1985 • Dr. Allan S. Pimique. It is possible that other examples exist in both M5-65 and M5-63 grades, and many are known in MS-60.