Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Obverse 19. Wide date with 179 leaning right and a ''hyphen'' die chip between 7 and 9. Large rust spot in the field below the ribbon. Wide LIBERTY with L high.

Reverse P. Type of 1797, small fraction. Five berries in each branch. Leaf touches the left foot of final A. The fraction bar is pointed at its left end, the numerator is minutely left of center above the first 0, and 10 are very close. Bases of TAT are solidly joined.

Die states: Heavy clash marks before and behind the neck. Faint obverse crack from the rim to ER and later back to the rim.

Equivalents: Proskey 12. Doughty 82. Gilbert 33. McGirk 8c, Clapp-Newcomb 26. Sheldon 94. EAC 30.

Encyclopedia 1693.

High Rarity 5.

Remarks: Struck on concavo-convex blanks. See Remarks at number 34 regarding possible changes to the emission order presented here.

Condition Census:

EF-40 Bowers and Ruddy Galleries FPL #35, Sunner 1980 $995 • Jim McGuigan • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz • Dr. c. R. Chambers • Dennis Mendelson, 7/15/1991 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr., 6/13/1995 • Dr. Philip W. Ralls, 5/2/ 1997 • W. M. ''Jack'' Wadlington. VF-30 1957 ANA (Federal Coin Exchange): 818 $135

• Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner, 4/23/1993 • George E. Ewing, Jr. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

VF-20 Sharpness of VF-30 but surfaces are lightly rough. Henry C. Miller • Thomas L. Elder 4/1917: 743 $38. Dr. George P. French, 3/21/1929 • B. Max Mehl FPL, 1929: 139 $50 • T. James Clarke, 1944 • B. Max Mehl, 1944 • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 1957 • Dorothy Paschal, 11/1977 • Dr. Allen D. Roses • Myles Z. Gerson • Del Bland • Dr. Philip W. Ralls, 6/13/1995 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. 1/1996: 131 $8,250 - John Whitney. The discovery coin for the variety.

VF-20 Sharpness of VF-30 but surfaces are lightly rough. William Sleicher • s. H. Chapman 10/1919: 956 $10 • Walter Garrabrant • Henry C. Hines • Dr. William H. Sheldon • Charles M. Williams • Numismatic Gallery #68, 11/1950: 101 $21 • Willard C. Blaisdell • Del Bland. Richard H. Wright • Valley Plaza Coins (Richard H. Wright) FPL #1, Fall 1976: 123 $1,400 • Jeffrey Oliphant.

F-15 Henry C. Hines • Homer K. Downing. 1952 ANA (New Netherlands Coin Co. #38): 1731 $19 • C. Douglas Smith, 1970 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr.• Superior Galleries 9/1986: 124 $3,080 • Frank H. Stillinger.

F-15 Sharpness of EF-40 but porous and burnished. George H. Clapp, 3/31/1949 • Carnegie Institute.

F-12 Dan Brown • Daryl Mercer, 7/1978 • Del Bland • Dr. Willard J. Carmel, Jr. • Fred H. Borcherdt.

F-12 Allen E. McDowell • Jake Hendin, 5/1976 • John D. Wright.

F-12 Sharpness of EF-45 but the obverse fields are tooled, pitted, and the rim mutilated with fake dentils. Robert D. Book, 5/1930 • George H. Clapp • ANS. Reverse illustrated in Clapp-Newcomb, in Early American Cents, and in Penny Whimsy.

F-12 Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 126 $18.

VG-10 Charles J. Dupont. Stack's 9/1954: 125 $50 • Dorothy Paschal • John A. Schreuder, 4/1970 • Del Bland. Robinson S. Brown, Jr., 9/1970 • Denis W. Loring, 5/26/1971 • Philip Van Cleave • Kagin's Numismatic Auctions #340, 1/1986: 5099 $1,045 • Joseph Tomasko, Jr.

VG-10 Dr. Jasper Robertson • French's #90 3/1967: 541 $50 • Jackson C. Storm, 8/1972 • Denis W. Loring, 5/1974 • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz • William R. T. Smith, 7/1976 • Dr. Hiram T. Ward • Dr. C. R. Chambers • Jack H. Beymer, 3/12/1982 • Jack H. Robinson • Superior Galleries 1/1989: 172 $2,530 • John R. Frankenfield.

VG-10 Purchased unattributed in 4/1972 by Chuck Furjanic • Jeffrey M. Peck • Dr. Dane B. Nielsen • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz • Chuck Furjanic • Pine Tree Auction Co. 2/1975: 671 $400 • Chuck Furjanic • Richard H. Wright • Bowers and Ruddy Galleries 10/1977: 764 $210 • Richard H. Wright • Paramount Rare Coin Corp. 3/1981: 33 $260 • Robert E. Vail, 11/21/1988 • Del Bland, 12/1988 • Joel Spingarn,4/23/1993 • Dr. Willard J, Carmel, Jr.