Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

F-15 Christian M. Petersen • Hollinbeck Kagin Coin Co. #221, 10/1958: 1400 as "EF" $275 • Glen Wallace • A. Kosoff • Rare Coin Company of America 5/1974: 821 $600 • Dr. Edward R. Bush • William R. T. Smith, 9/ 1977 • Denis W. Loring, 12/1977 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 96 $990 • Jeffrey Oliphant. State I.

F-15 John Work Garrett • Johns Hopkins University • Stack's 3/1976: 28 $270. William R. T. Smith, 9/1977. Denis W. Loring, 12/1977 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 97 $1,870. State IV.

F-15 Harlan P. Smith 6/1885: 162 $6.20.

F-15 Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 75 $20 (probably one of the above).

F-12 Elmers. Sears • W. T. Dalley, 10/2/1942. Willard C. Blaisdell • Del Bland • William R. T. Smith. Robinson D. Brown, Jr. • Denis W. Loring • Fred H. Borcherdt.

F-12 King Farouk I • The Republic of Egypt. Sotheby & Co. 3/1954: 1697 £450 as part of a large lot • Hans M. F. Schulman • Maurice A. Storck • Richard Picker, 1954 • Mrs. R. Henry Norweb • Bowers and Merena 11/1988: 2733 $1,760 • John R. Frankenfield.

VG-10 Christian M. Petersen • Hollinbeck Coin Co., 12/21/1956 • Harold Bareford, 9/13/1985 • Herman Halpern • Stack's 3/1988: 107 $935 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr.

VG-10 Sharpness of F-15 but some roughness, mostly on the obverse. Purchased unattributed by Gordon J. Wrubel • Chuck Furjanic • William R. T. Smith.

VG-10 Sharpness of F-15 but lightly porous. Dr. Lawrence A. Matternes • Lester Merkin 10/1973: 259 $200 • William R. T. Smith, 6/1976 • Dr. Willard J. Carmel, Jr. • Jack H. Beymer, 9/7/1982 • Jack H. Robinson • Superior Galleries 1/1989: 132 $797.50 • Dr. Ralph W. Rucker.

VG-10 Sharpness of F-15 but planchet defect, an obverse edge dent, and roughness above AMER. Richard T. Hoober, 4/1966 • George Ramont.

VG-10 J. R'Hale jenkins - Henry Chapman 7/1922: 1572 $10.50 • Charles E. Clapp, Sr., 8/1924 • George H. Clapp • ANS. State II.

VG-10 Charles J. Dupont • Stack's 9/1954: 101 $70 • Dorothy Paschal • New Netherlands Coin Co. #50, 12/ 1957: 979 $80 • Allen E. McDowell.

Obverse 2. Entire upper edge of the top stroke of 5 is buried in the bust with most of the lower edge protruding from the truncation. LIB is bellows ERTY with B leaning right. Junction of the forelock and brow is below the center of T.

Reverse A.

Die states: I. Obverse without cracks. Reverse as number 1, state II. Struck before the later states of number 1.

II. Reverse as number 1, state III. Crack through OF A.

III. Bulge develops at 7.

IV. Cracked from rim between 95 to top of 9 and the bust.

V. Faint traces of rust marks below the bust. Reverse cracked through TES, later extending through STA to the rim right of D. Eventually; cracks extend entirely around the legend.