Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

VF-30 Leon A. VanHorn, circa 1967 • Charles A. Blood • Lillian Willins.

VF-25 Bowers and Merena 5/1993: 1055 $3,520 • Anthony Terranova • Michael ''Mickey'' Arconti.

VF-25 Willard C. Blaisdell s Gordon J. Wrubel. Myles Z. Gerson • Del Bland • John D. Wright.

VF-20 Charles J. Dupont • Stack's 9/1954: 115 $90 • A.Kosoff • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • New Netherlands. Coin Co. 11/1973: 404 $225 • Denis W. Loring, 5/1974 • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz • Dr. C. R. Chambers • Charles E. Harrison.

VF-20 Ed Kucia (Libertas Americana Galleries), 1981 • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz • Dr. Sheldon Freed • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz, 9/1983 • Dr. C. R. Chambers, 10/26/ 1989 • Dennis Mendelson • Frank H. Stillinger.

F-15 Sharpness of VF-30 but fine corrosion and a long diagonal obverse defect. Chuck Furjanic • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz • William R. T. Smith • Jack H. Beymer. Albert Ault • Jack H. Beymer. Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 112 $467.50 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr.

F-15 Robert D. Book, 5/1930 • George H. Clapp, 3/ 31/1949 • Carnegie Institute.

F-15 From a type set purchased in 1983 by Robert W. Miller, Sr. • Bowers and Merena 11/1992: 9 $1,430.

F-15 Sharpness of VF-25 but E in CENT obliterated by nicks and scratches. Joseph J. Adamski • Dr. Dane B. Nielsen • Bowers and Merena 9/1988: 3226 $715 • Dan Demeo.

F-15 American Numismatic Society • New Netherlands Coin Co. #30, 5/1950: 386 $6.25 • Homer K. Downing • 1952 ANA (New Netherlands Coin Co. #38): 1721 $35 • Thos. P. Warfield • Associated Coin Auction Co. 10/1955: 204 $39.

Obverse 4.

Reverse E. Five berries left and four right. Outer leaf of triplet at ED is below the toe of E, as on reverse C, but readily distinguished from the latter by much greater distance of the leaf from F. c and T are below EN and the left pendant of this T is broken. Usually, or perhaps always, in a drastically reground state with incomplete bows and many leaves hollow or represented only by outlines or fragments.

Die states: I. Obverse as previous.

II. Crumbling or rust marks in the field close to the nose and lips.

Equivalents: Proskey 5. Doughty 76. Gilbert L.

McGirk 1B. Clapp-Newcomb K. Sheldon 86. EAC 7. Encyclopedia 168l.

Rarity 5.

Remarks: Reverse is usually weak. This partly accounts for Gilbert's seeing only 18 rather than 19 leaves on the right branch. Sheldon's epithet "office boy reverse" for this die, and his comments about its defective leaves, apply at least equally to state II of number 6.

Probably between 2,000 and 3,000 were struck.

Condition Census:

AU-50 With some weak striking on reverse. M. A. Brown • S. H. & H. Chapman 4/1897: 767 $20 • S. H. & H. Chapman • William F. Gable • S. H. Chapman 5/1914: 1268 $55 • Elmer S. Sears • Dr. George P. French, 3/21/ 1929. B. Max Mehl FPL, 1929:109$225. T. James Clarke, 1944 • B. Max Mehl, 1948• 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 Elmer S. Sears, 6/1926 • George H. Clapp. ANS. State I. Reverse illustrated in Clapp-Newcomb, in Early American Cents, and in Penny Whimsy.

VF-35 George W. Merritt • Ed. Frossard 1/1879: 117 $15.50 • Thomas Warner • S. H. & H. Chapman 6/1884: 3005 $7.50 • Dr. George P. French, 3/21/1929 • B. Max Mehl FPL, 1929: 103 $200 • T. James Clarke, 1944 • B. Max Mehl, 4/24/1947 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973: 405 $600 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 113 $3,960 • G. Lee Kuntz • Superior Galleries 10/1991: 98 $4,840. Obverse and reverse illustrated in the 1879 Frossard monograph. In 1944, this coin was shown to Dr. Sheldon by B. Max Mehl who later said he sold it to "somebody on the west coast." It is listed as AU-50 in Penny Whimsy.

VF-35 Charles W. Cossett, 6/1966 • Dr. John M. Tondra, 1980 • Garry Fitzgerald.

VF-25 Henry C. Hines • Dr. Wllliam H. Sheldon. T. James Clarke • unknown • Federal Coin Exchange 10/ 1955: 1160 $165 • Dorothy Paschal • Myles Z. Gerson • Jack H. Beymer • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz • Dr. C. R. Chambers, 10/26/1989 • Dennis Mendelson, 7 /15/1991 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. 1/1996: 121 $2,860 • Walter. Husak.

VF-20 With some weak striking on reverse. Sharpness of VF-30 but a long heavy obverse scratch. Walter Breen. Dr. Charles L. Ruby, 12/1972 • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. • Superior Galleries 2/1974: 422 $410 • Denis W. Loring, 5/1974 • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz • Myles Z. Gerson • Dan Gibson • Del Bland • Dr. Philip W. Ralls, 5/2/1997 • W. M. "Jack" Wadlington.

VF-20 Triple struck. F. C. C. Boyd, 1957 • New Nether-lands Coin Co., privately. John J. Ford, Jr. • Stack's 6/1996: 1446 $9,900 • John Whitney.

VF-20 Purchased unattributed by Richard Cross, 1984 • Charles E. Harrison.

VF-20 Chuck Furjanic • Gordon J. Wrubel.

F-15 With some weak striking on reverse. Stephen Tebo (Tebo Coin Co.) • Dr. Donald B. Moore • Pine Tree Auction Co. 3/1976: 2359 $140 • Myles Z. Gerson • Richard V. Punchard .

F-15 Ira S. Reed, 9/1938 • Judge Thomas L. Gaskill • New Netherlands Coin Co., privately 11/1956 • Dorothy Paschal • New Netherlands Coin Co. #50, 12/1957: 1007 $100 • Dorothy Paschal.

F-15 George Ramont.

F-15 Henry C. Hines • Oscar R. Tompkins • Thos. P. Warfield • Associated Coin Auction Co. 10/1955: 205 $41.

F-15 Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458,2/1945: 94 $16 • Dorothy Paschal. Denis W. Loring • Charles A. Blood.

F-15 B. Max Mehl, 1944 • Dr. Charles L. Ruby, 12/1972 • Superior Stamp & Coin Co.