Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Obverse 19.

Reverse Q. Type of 1795. Four berries left and five right. Three triplets on the left branch and two on the right, these flanking UN, D, C(E), ME, and CA. The single leaf below (N)T is diagnostic. Leaf almost touches the right foot of final A, as on reverses B, D, E, and F of the 1796

Liberty Caps, but no other dies. Bases of TAT and tops of NE are joined.

Die states: Obverse may show evidence of failing at ER.

Equivalents: Gilbert 22, 35. McGirk 6C, 6C2. Clapp-Newcomb 28. Sheldon NC-2. EAC 31. Encyclopedia 1690.

Rarity 7. Only seven reported.

Remarks: The discovery coin, illustrated above and listed in the census below, was in the James B. Wilson collection.

Struck on concavo-convex blanks.

Condition Census:

EF-45 James B. Wilson • Thomas 1. Elder #21, 10/1908: 998 $9.25 • Henry Chapman • Albert F. Holden, 1913 • Mrs. R. Henry Norweb • Bowers and Merena 11/1988: 2741 $18,700 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner, 6/3/1992 • Thomas D. Reynolds. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes. The discovery coin for this variety.

F-12 Sharpness of VF-25 but some green corrosion on the obverse and some reverse scratches. 1957 ANA (Federal Coin Exchange): 819 $800. R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 6/1972 • Denis W. Loring, 11/1973 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr.• Superior Galleries 9/1986: 126 $4,840 • an unidentified eastern collector.

VG-7 Discovered unattributed in a set of large cents purchased from Jerry Cohen by Gene Sanders (Coinko) • Jack H. Beymer, 6/3/1983 • Jack H. Robinson, 1/23/1988 • John R. Frankenfield.

G-5 Sharpness of VG-8 but a corroded area on the obverse and some reverse edge dents. Virgil M. Brand. Barney Bluestone, 2/1938 • George H. Clapp • ANS. Reverse illustrated in Clapp-Newcomb, in Early American Cents, and in Penny Whimsy.

G-5 Sharpness of VG-7 but heavy reverse scratches. F. C. C.Boyd, 1957 • New Netherlands Coin Co., privately 1957 • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • Dennis Mendelson • Daniel W. Holmes, Jr. Listed in Penny Whimsy as VG-10.

AG-3 J. J. Teaparty 8/1973 • Denis W. Loring, 8/1973 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr., 11/1973. Denis W. Loring, 5/1974 • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz • Dr. C. R. Chambers. Dennis Mendelson, 3/1989 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr.• Superior Stamp & Coin Co. 1/1996: 133 $4,620 • John Whitney.

BS-1 Slightly sharper but six heavy dents on reverse. Purchased unattributed by James E. Long, Jr. (J. E. 1. Coins) • Early American Coppers 4/1997: 130 $1,100 • M. Scott Barrett.

No other examples have been reported.