Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Equivalents: Proskey 14. Doughty 84. Gilbert 13. McGirk 8A. Ross 12-1. Clapp-Newcomb 12. Sheldon 117. EAC 37. Encyclopedia 1695.

High Rarity 5.

Remarks: UNITED is usually weak, possibly due to axial misalignment. Usually in low grade and on rough flans. This explains why the cracks of states III and IV were not known until after the rim breaks of states VI and VII were discovered.

Condition Census:

AU-55 From England • Paramount International Coin Corp. 2/1965: 978 $301.50 • Empire Coin Co. • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/ 1992 • Eric Streiner, 5/1992 • John Whitney. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

EF-40 George Roebling • New Netherlands Coin Co. #59, 6/1967: 1207 $1,700 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973: 432 $1,400 • Willard C. Blaisdell, 11/1974 • Denis W. Loring, 3/1977 • Myles Z. Gerson • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 159 $5,775 • Charles E. Harrison • Fred H. Borcherdt. State IV: Apparently on a Boulton blank.

VF-35 Sharpness of EF-45 but minor abrasions on both sides.S. Benton Emery, circa 1914 • Walter P. Nichols. Bowers and Merena 11/1984: 24 $4,180 • Jack H. Robinson • Superior Galleries 1/1989: 216 $11,550 • Dennis Mendelson, 7/15/1991 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. 1/1996: 163 $12,650. State I.

F-15 Sharpness of VF-30 but porous and an obverse edge mark. Henry Chapman • Carl Wurtzbach, 1932 • Dr. William H. Sheldon • Dorothy Paschal. Obverse illustrated in Early American Cents. Reverse illustrated in Penny Whimsy.

F-15 Sharpness of VF-30 but Slightly rough with two carbon spots tooled off the obverse. Purchased unattributed by Jon Hanson • Alfred Bonard • Numismatic Enterprises 2/1968: 45 $300 • Alfred Bonard • Stack's 1/1969: 180 $220.

F-121981 ANA (Bowers and Ruddy Galleries): 1774 $600 • Joseph Tomasko, Jr.

F-12 Sharpness of VF-25 but porous with some edge defects. Mark S. Auerbach (MSA Coins), 8/30/1991 • Robert W. Miller, Sr. • Bowers and Merena 11/1992: 53 $1,100 • John A. Keyes.

F-12 Hollinbeck Coin Co. #134, 10/1952: 463 $37.50 • C. Douglas Smith • Dorothy Paschal.

F-12 Empire Coin Co. • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 5/1971 • Denis W. Loring • Dr. Dane B. Nielsen • Jim McGuigan.

VG-10 Del Bland, 8/1976 • Myles Z. Gerson, 3/1977 • Del Bland • Jeffrey Oliphant.

VG-10 Sharpness of F-15 but faint roughness. Virgil M. Brand • Barney Bluestone, 2/1938 • George H. Clapp. ANS. State III. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Gilbert-Elder and in Clapp-Newcomb. Reverse illustrated in Early American Cents. Obverse illustrated in Penny Whimsy.

VG-10 Charles H. Deetz • Stack's 11/1946: 1766 $22.

VG-10 Thos. P. Warfield • Associated Coin Auction Co. 10/1955: 229 $50. Dorothy Paschal - Dr. Allen D. Roses.

VG-10 Bradbury K. Thurlow • Milyflower Coin Auctions 12/1967: 150 $535 • Richard Saslow • Rare Coin Company of America 1/1969: 85 $66 • Paul Munson. Gordon J. Wrubel, 3/1972 • Denis W. Loring, 5/1974 • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz.

Obverse 22. Closest date of the year, crowded between the device and long dentils. Top of the 6 is lost in the drapery. Curl point (below center of B) is weak and often not visible.

Reverse W.

Die states: The Robinson S. Brown, Jr. coin shows a crack at D but is too weak to show any others.

Equivalents: Not in Sheldon, later called "NC-6."

EAC 38. Encyclopedia 1697.

Rarity 8. Two known.

Remarks: This variety was discovered by Denis W. Loring at the ANA convention in August 1970.

Condition Census:

AG-3 Purchased unattributed on 8/18/1970 at the ANA Convention bourse by Denis W. Loring, 5/1974. Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz • John W. Adams • Dr. C. R. Chambers • Joseph Tomasko, Jr. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

The discovery coin for the variety.

AG-3 Purchased unattributed on 7/22/1984 from John Christensen (Excelsior Coin Gallery) at the Queen Mary Coin Show (Long Beach, California) by Douglas F. Bird • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 161 $3,740 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. 1/1996: 164 $9,350 • Daniel W. Holmes, Jr.

No other examples have been reported.