Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

VII. Obverse cracked from the rim at about 8:00 to behind hair. Extensive rust develops. Reverse leaves and wreath stem below STA are attenuated. Cracked from the leaf to right stem, ribbon, final 0, and later between 00 to the rim.

Equivalents: Proskey 10. Doughty 101. McGirk 13A.

Clapp-Newcomb 20. Sheldon 137. EAC 16. Encyclopedia 1706.

High Rarity 2.

Remarks: Only two have been seen with beaded edge. I discovered the first one in Jack Beymer's stock at a Long Beach convention, June 1987. The second is in low grade. All condition census coins need to be rechecked for edge type.

One has been seen double struck with the second strike rotated about 25° from the first. This was lot 272 in the sale of Jack H. Robinson's collection and has a plain edge.

Condition Census

AU-55 With blunt striking and some minute planchet imperfections. M. L. Kaplan, 1950 • C. Douglas Smith, 12/1982 G. Lee Kuntz • Superior Galleries 10/1991: 154 $990 • Gary Ruttenberg • M & G Auctions 8/1996: 141 $3,080 • W. M. "Jack" Wadlington.

AU-50 With some blunt striking and many minute planchet imperfections. From England to John J, Ford, Jr., 8/1973 • C. Douglas Smith, 11/1974 • R. E. Naftiger, Jr. 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner • Chris Victor-McCawley (CVM) • Early American Coppers 4/1994: 219 $6,000. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

AU-50 David Proskey • Henry C. Hines • Lillian Scheer (Hine's housekeeper) • Homer K. Downing, 1949 • Dr. William. H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • Denis W. Loring • Jack H. Beymer, 6/17/1975 • C. Douglas Smith. State III.

EF-45 Robert D. Book, 5/1930 • George H. Clapp • ANS • Dr. William H. Sheldon - Dorothy Paschal, 1972 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 195 $1,760 • Martin Paul (The Rarities Group) • Auction '87 (Superior Galleries): 1635 $3,190. State VI. Plain Edge.

EF-40 Sharpness of AU-50 but a few nicks, edge dents and scratches. Middle Tennessee Coin Co., 1981 .Wes A. Rasmussen. EF-40 With blunt striking. William Rabin, 1934 • Judge Thomas L. Gaskill • New Netherlands Coin Co., privately 11/1956 Dorothy Paschal • New Netherlands Coin Co. #50, 12/1957: 1059 $100 • Dorothy Paschal, 5/ 1977 • Denis W. Loring, 11/1982 • Fred H. Borcherdt.

EF-40 With some blunt striking. Sharpness of almost AU- 50 but edge dents. Charles J. Dupont • Stack's 9/1954: 173 $60. Charles J. Dupont. Stack's 4/1955: 401 $40 • Glen Wallace • A. Kosoff • Rare Coin Company of America 5/1974: 848 $95 • William R. T. Smith. Douglas F. Bird • Robinson, Victor-McCawley (RVM), 1/29/1988 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. 1/1996: 194 $2,200 • Dr. Philip W. Ralls.

EF-40 Dr. George. P. French, 3/21/1929 • B. Max Mehl FPL, 1929: 159 $40 • Carl Wurtzbach • California Stamp Co. 11/1930: 279 • unknown • Sheraton Coin Co. • 1947 ANA (Numismatic Gallery #40): 834 $20 • E.M. Seneca, Jr.

VF-35 John K. Borcky • Thomas L. Elder 6/1935: 648 $20 • Frank Hussey • New Netherlands Coin Co. #54, 4/1960: 1387 $80 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973:453$170 Denis W. Loring, 5/1974 • Dr. Robert J . Shalowitz • C. Douglas Smith • Fred H. Borcherdt.

VF-35 With weak striking. Sharpness of EF-45 but some dark red spotting all over the reverse from the removal of corrosion. Philip E. Benedetti (Pickwick Coin Co.) • Hollinbeck Kagin Coin Co. • Hollinbeck Kagin Coin Co. #247, 2/1963: 2170 • Hollinbeck Kagin Coin Co. • Hollinbeck Kagin Coin Co. #250 Part4, B/1964: 161 $1,175 • Hollinbeck Kagin Coin Co. • Hollinbeck Kagin Coin Co. #299, 1/1973: 267 $1,425 • Hollinbeck Kagin Coin Co. • Kagin's Numismatic Auctions #322, 9/1980: 123 $7,875 • Art Kagin , Kagin's Numismatic Auctions #333, 3/1984: 1203 $1,100 • Art Kagin s 1986 ANA (Kagin's Numismatic Auctions #341): 5158 $643.50 • Dr. Feori Pipito • Superior Galleries 9/1987: 968 $550.

VF-35 With very weak striking. C. Douglas Smith • Herman Halpern • Stack's 3/1988: 138 $352 • Don Valenziano, Jr. • Early American Coppers 4/1989: 82 $350 • Fred Lochary.

VF-35 With some blunt striking. Henry C. Hines • Homer K. Downing • 1952 ANA (New Netherlands Coin Co. #38): 1778 $14 • Thos. P. Warfield • Associated Coin Auction Co. 10/1955: 251 $20 • Del Bland, 5/1957 • Wm. H. Smith (Eureka Coin Shop) • unknown • Chuck Furjanie $150 • First Coinvestors • Pine Tree Auction Co. 2/1975: 691 $160 • unknown • First Coinvestors, 1/1985 • Gordon J. Wrubel • Dr. Philip W. Ralls, 3/1/1996 • Dr. Willard J. Carmel, Jr.

VF-35 With weak striking. 1972 ANA (Paramount International Coin Corp.): 1399$275.

VF-35 With some weak striking. Bowers and Merena 9/1994: 1131 $1,100.