Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Condition Census:

MS-65 Virgil M. Brand • B. G. Johnson (St Louis Stamp & Coin Co.), 1/7/1944 $250 • Arthur c. Fritz • Rudolph Khol • Federal Coin Exchange FPL, 1952 $275 • Harold Bareford, 9/13/1985 • Herman Halpern, 12/11/1986 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. State V. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

MS-63 Louis Helfenstein, 1961 • Gene Reale • Sotheby's (New York) #7083, 1/1998: 21 $24,200 • Kenneth M. Goldman and Stuart A. Levine.

MS-63 Dr. Herbert 1. Ketterman • James A. Hayes • Stack's 4/1983: 1104 $18,000 • Herman Halpern • Stack's 3/1987: 141 $11,000 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • Early American Coppers 4/1989: 47 $15,000 • John E. McKay.

MS-62 From England • Maj. Charles Cole, 6/11/1969 • Dr. Peter G. Anderson.

MS-61 Emanuel Taylor, 10/1960 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. MS-61 Mint Collection of the United States, Smithsonian Institute. Plain edge on thin, very wide planchet. Overstruck on a 1795 Talbot, Allum & Lee token.

MS-61 R. W. Randall • New Netherlands Coin Co. 3/1973: 42 $4,750 • R. Tettenhorst, 10/1995 • Jay Parrino (The Mint).

MS-61 Sotheby's (London) #LN5588, 10/1995: 1395 • Anthony Terranova • Larry Stack Collection.

MS-61 James E. Root • Edward Cogan 12/1878: 246 $102 • Lorin G. Parmelee • New York Coin & Stamp Co. 6/1890: 709 $90 • Harlan P. Smith. • S. H. & H. Chapman 5/1906: 1082 $75 • Thomas L. Elder. Howard R. Newcomb, 8/1944 • George H. Clapp. ANS. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Chapman on the United States Cents of the Year 1794, in Clapp-Newcomb, in Early American Cents, and in Penny Whimsy.

MS-61 Benjamin H. Collins, 7 /13/1897. Dr. Thomas Hall, 9/7/1909 • Virgil M. Brand • Charles R. Mathewson, 1955 • Copley Coin Co., 5/1955 • Dorothy Paschal, 1972 • Charles E. Harrison • Dr. Haig Koshkarian, 6/7/1992 • Jay Parrino (The Mint) • Superior Galleries 7/1993: 12 $14,850 • Allan Kollar.

MS-61 Stuart A. Levine.

MS-60 With low spots around ONE CENT. Dr. George

P.French, 3/21/1929 • B. Max Mehl FPL, 1929: 90 $225. Henry A. Sternberg • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #305, 4/1933: 13 $37 • T. James Clarke, 1950 • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • Auction '81 (Stack's): 1509 $10,500 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner, 1/1944 • Chris Victor-McCawley (CVM), 9/ 1995 • Walter Husak.

MS-60 C. T. Whitman • S. H. & H. Chapman 8/1893: 831 $105 • John G. Mills • S. H. & H. Chapman 4/1904: 1246 $50 • S. H. Chapman • unknown. Dr. James O. Sloss, 9/1958 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 12/11/1986 • Herman Halpern • Stack's 3/1988: 109 $14,300 • Julian Leidman • Donald H. Kagin (Marin Numismatics) • Martin Paul (The Rarities Group) • Superior Galleries 1/1989: 3098 $11,550 • Martin Paul (The Rarities Group).

MS-60 Stack's, circa 1948 • Raymond Gallo, 10/1960. R.E. Naftzger, Jr. • A. Kosoff 10/1961: 89 $320 • Gene Reale, 1961 • Louis Helfenstein • Lester Merkin 8/1964: 6 $2,300 • F. E. Knoble • Lester Merkin 4/1970: 421 $1,900 • C. Douglas Smith • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz • Dr. Jesse Borden • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz • Jim McGuigan • Auction '87 (Superior Galleries): 1632 $6,325 • Jim McGuigan • Loren Barnett • Anthony Terranova • Thomas D. Reynolds.

MS-60 T. James Oarke, 10/1954 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • A. Kosoff 10/1959: 26 $675 • Philip E. Benedetti (Pickwick Stamp & Coin Co.) • 1964 ANA (Federal Brand Enter-prises): 48 $2,300.

MS-60 Purchased in 8/1891 from F. W. Lincoln (W. S. Lincoln & Son, London) by Benjamin H. Collins, 1937 • B. Max Mehl Collection.

MS-60 James B. Wilson • Thomas L. Elder #21, 10/1908: 992 $57.50 • Virgil M. Brand.

MS-60 Rare Coin Company of America • New England Rare Coin Galleries FPL #17, May 1974 $3,950.

Obverse 3. Tip of 5 is buried in the bust. L almost touches cap and u are closer together than on previous obverses. rest all lean to the right, so that each letter looks lower than its right hand neighbor. Junction of forelock and brow is below the right foot of T.

Reverse C. ONE CENT high. Triple leaf at ED. Five berrieson each branch. Denominator is skewed left with 1 out from under the fraction bar and numerator above the right curve of first O.

Edge: Normally lettered as before. But see Remarks.

Die states: I. Perfect dies.

II. Light double clash marks below the cap, at chin and neck, and at the wreath near RICA.

III. Heavier clash marks on both sides, four sets in all.

Equivalents: Proskey 1. Doughty 66. McGirk 1A. Clapp-Newcomb 4. Sheldon 76a. EAC 4. Encyclopedia 1673.