Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Obverse 2. Closest date.

Reverse C. Leaf practically touches F. Nine triple leaves including a triplet at AM. Five berries on each branch. TA is above S-T(E). AMER touch with A tilted left, its right foot overlapping the left base of M. Tops of NE touch, N is above E-T, and tops of NT touch.

Die states: 1. Faint linear bulge from the rim to the cap and hair. Faint scaling from the toe of E to the middle of adjacent R. Other parallel and nearly parallel chips develop in the fields.

II. At least four sets of clash marks at S OF, from a partly rotated obverse. Later, a faint bulge develops between F and A.

Equivalents: Proskey 2. Doughty 72. Gilbert B. McGirk 2A. Ross 1-B. Clapp-Newcomb B. Sheldon 82. EAC 3. Encyclopedia 1683.

High Rarity 4.

Remarks: Probably 4,000 to 5,000 struck. The reverse is often weak.

John S. Ashby illustrated a flipover double strike. (Penny- Wzse, no. 3,5/15/1982, p. 118.) Other similar examples are known. See "Oops!" chapter.

Condition Census:

AU-55 With some blunt striking. Purchased in Europe by Mark Emory (Heritage Rare Coin Galleries) • Ronald Guth,l/1984. Dr. RobertJ. Shalowitz - Dr. C. R. Chambers • Charles E. Harrison.

AU-50 Peter Mougey • William H. Woodin • Thomas L. Elder #43, 9/1910: 21 $55 • Dr. George P. French, 3/21/1929 • B. Max Mehl FPL, 1929: 97 as "Proof (Cost $350.00)" • T. James Clarke, 1949 • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner • John Whitney. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Penny Whimsy and in Noyes.

EF-45 Purchased in 1957 from a New York City dealer by Dorothy Paschal • Myles Z. Gerson • Charles E. Harrison (lost 2/12/1986 on a trip to Akron, Ohio).

VF-35 Lucius S. Ruder • Stack's 9/1987: 357 $3,080 • Dr. Philip W. Ralls, 5/2/1997 • W. M. "Jack" Wadlington.

VF-30 L.P. Jones. Thomas L. Elder 6/1922:481 • George H. Clapp • ANS. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Clapp-Newcomb. Reverse illustrated in Early American Cents and also illustrated in Clapp as 1798 reverse K.

VF-30 Dr. G. F. E. Wilharm • B. Max Mehl #59, 2/1921: 1347 $36 • Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 85 $42.50 • Judge Jos. Sawicki • French's #36 9/1948: 239 $55 • Consignment York, Pennsylvania • Mason-Dixon Coin Exchange #11, 3/1957: 742 • Glen Wallace • A. Kosoff • Rare Coin Company of America 5/1974: 827 $600 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 109 $2,200 • Larry Hanks (Hanks & Associates) • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz • Dr. C. R. Chambers • Dennis Mendelson • Fred H. Borcherdt. State II.

VF-30 With some blunt striking. James F. Ruddy • Dr. Dane B. Nielsen • Dr. C. R. Chambers, 4/1/1984 • Jack H. Robinson • Superior Galleries 1/1989: 150 $2,310 •

Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. 1/1996: 117 $3,300 • Walter Husak. State II.

VF-20 Sharpness of VF-30 but burnished. Henry C. Miller • Thomas L. Elder 4/1917: 718 $25 Henry C. Hines. Dr. William H. Sheldon • Dorothy Paschal, 7/1957 • Adm. Worthington S. Bitler, 8/1960 • A. Kosoff, 1961 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973: 401 $95 • A-Mark Coin Co.

VF-20 Consignment Pitney • Coin Galleries 5/1989: 1601 $1375 • John Whitney • Bowers and Merena 9/1992: 1024 $1210.

F-15 Purchased unattributed by George Edwards. F-15 Paul Padget FPL, Coin World 10/19/1983, $675.

F-12 Sharpness of VF-30 but porous. James F. Ruddy, circa 1971 • Charles A. Blood • Early American Coppers 4/1985: 91 $300 • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz • Bertram Cohen, 8/1985 • Robert W. Miller, Sr. • Bowers and Merena 11/1992: 4 $577.50 • John A. Keyes.

F-12 Sharpness of VF-20 with some light pitting. Gen. Miles Stanley Newton • 1970 ANA (Rare Coin Company of America): 56 $120 .

F-12 F. C. C. Boyd, 1957 • New Netherlands Coin Co., privately 1957 • Dorothy Paschal • New Netherlands Coin Co. #50, 12/1957: 1001 $80 • Allen E. McDowell.

F-12 With a planchet clip. S. W. Freeman. Abner Kreisberg and Hans M. F. Schulman 5/1958: 1119 $41 • Willard C. Blaisdell.