Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Obverse 15. Date irregularly spaced with tops of 17 close, 79 less so, and 9 6 apart. Wide LIBERTY with Thigh. Spine from lower point of the upper ribbon end.

Reverse K.

Die states: I. No reverse crack. II, Cracked from the rim through tops of TES.

Extremely rare.

Equivalents: Clapp-Newcomb 32. Sheldon NC-4.

EAC 23. Encyclopedia 1689.

High Rarity 5.

Remarks: Discovered by G. F. E. Wilharm before 1921. Possibly exists with a "cud" break atop TES.

Obverse is similar to dies 10 and 22 and was probably made in the same batch. Struck on concavo-convex blanks.

Condition Census:

VG-10 Sharpness of F-15 but lightly rough. Catalogued unattributed in C. E. Bullowa (Coinhunter) 6/1994: 279 $8,800 • Edward Janis • Early American Coppers 4/1995: 193 $9,000 • John Whitney.

VG-10 Sharpness of VF-30 but some corrosion and porosity. New England Rare Coin Auctions 7/1976: 415 $350 • Denis W. Loring, 10/1976 • Dr. Hiram T. Ward, 7/1978
• Denis W. Loring, 8/1/1978 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner • Early American Coppers 1994: 215 $2,600 • Thomas D. Reynolds and Chris Victor - McCawley (CVM) • Michael "Mickey" Arconti • Grant O. Reed • Superior Stamp & Coin 9/1998: 1157 $5,500.
Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes. VG-10 Dr. Jasper Robertson • French's #90, 3/1967: 539a $475 • C. Douglas Smith, 1970 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 133 $1,760 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Stamp & Coin Co.
1/1996: 139 $6,325. State 1. VG-8 Dr. G. F. E. Wilharm • B. Max Mehl #59,
2/1921: 1375 $26.50 • Charles E. Clapp, Sr., 8/1924. George H. Clapp • ANS. Reverse illustrated in Clapp-Neuicomb. The discovery coin for the variety.

VG-8 Sharpness of VF-20 but pitting and some obverse encrustation. From an old Philadelphia collection in 1962 to Dorothy Paschal, 3/1963 • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 7/1978 • Denis W. Loring, 7/31/1978 • Dr. Thomas S. Chalkley • Superior Galleries 1/1990: 295 $3,960 • John R. Frankenfield.

VG-8 Sharpness of F-12 but light pitting with obverse scratches. Purchased unattributed by Mayflower Coin & Stamp Co. • Peter Boisvert, 7/20/1988 • James Young, Jr.

VG-8 Purchased unattributed from a collector by Russel Post, 10/21/1992 • Thomas D. Reynolds.

VG-8 Seen at the 1991 Early American Coppers Club convention.

VG-7 Purchased unattributed in early 1971 from Robert E. Strauss by Enoch Blackwell.

VG-7 Turned up unattributed at the F. U. N. convention and bought on 1/10/1992 by Jack H. Beymer and Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz • Wes A. Rasmussen.

G-6 Purchased unattributed from Douglas Weaver Rare Coins by Herbert A. Silberman, 11/1977 • Chuck Furjanic, 5/1978 • John D. Wright.

G-6 Purchased unattributed by Michael Clark, 5/1984 • Thomas D. Reynolds • Dennis Mendelson • Frank H. Stillinger.

G-6 Sharpness of F-12 but obverse burnished, reverse granular. Purchased unattributed from a Philadelphia dealer in the 1930s by Fred Clymer, 11/29/1983 • John G. Fettinger, 2/1989 • Joel Spingarn, 7/3/1995 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Early American Coppers 4/1997: 132 $1,100 • Steven K. Ellsworth.

G-5 David Proskey • Henry C. Hines • Dr. William H. Sheldon • Dorothy Paschal.

G-5 Purchased unattributed by Jack H. Beymer • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz • Dr. C. R. Chambers, 2/1988 • Robert W. Miller, Sr. • Bowers and Merena 11/1992: 29 $2,310 • John A. Keyes.

G-5 Raymond Kelly • Kagin's Numismatic Auctions #317, 10/1979: 939 $110 • Denis W. Loring, 1/1980 • Fred H. Borcherdt.

G-5 Purchased unattributed at a Lakeland, Florida coin show in 2/1999.

G-4 Thomas L. Smith • Stack's 6/1957: 44 $75 • Dorothy Nelson • Stack's 2/1976: 27 $250 • C. F. Gordon, Jr., 1/14/1980 • Kenneth Mote • Joseph Tomasko, Jr. State II.

G-4 Sharpness of VG-10 but porous. Purchased unattributed in 8/1984 at the ANA convention by Denis W . Loring • Kenneth Mote • Don Valenziano, Jr.

G-4 Dr. George P. French, 3/21/1929. B. Max Mehl FPL, 1929: 129 as "G-22" $60 • T. James Clarke, 1944 • B. Max Mehl • Dr. William H. Sheldon • Eugene Exman, 9/1970 • Denis W. Loring, 9/24/1970 • Philip Van Cleave • Kagin's Numismatic Auctions #340, 1/1986: 5106 $1,650 • Jack H. Robinson, 1/23/1988 • John R. Frankenfield. State II.

G-4 Purchased unattributed by John M. Foreman, Sr. • James E. Long, Jr. (J. E. L. Coins), 3/17/1989 • Daniel W. Holmes, Jr.

G-4 JohnPawling. New Netherlands Coin Co. #39, 11/1952: 418 $27 • C. Douglas Smith.

G-4 Sharpness of VG-7 but some pitting and corrosion. Purchased unattributed and consigned to Early American Coppers 4/1994: 214 $1,300.