Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Equivalents: Proskey 12. Doughty 103. McGirk 8A.

Clapp-Newcomb 21. Sheldon 138. EAC 20. Encyclopedia 1711.

Rarity 1.

Remarks: Ed Kucia has a state ill coin with the reverse double struck in situ (same principle as double profiles). The Jack H. Robinson coin (lot 277) is similarly double struck with the evidence visible on both sides. John D. Wright has an example off-center at K-9. Lot 667 in the Ruby sale was an example double struck with the first strike 5% off-center and with 10° rotation between the two strikes. See "Oops!" chapter.

Condition Census

MS-65 John G. Mills • S. H. & H. Chapman 4/1904: 1256 $18 • George H. Earle, Jr. • Henry Chapman 6/1912: 3402 $16 • S. H. Chapman • S. H. Chapman 6/1913: 485 $19 • Dr. George P. French, 3/21/1929 • B. Max Mehl FPL, 1929: 161 $100 • Henry A. Sternberg • J. c. Morgenthau & Co. #305, 4/1933: 18 $33 • T. James Clarke, 1949 • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner • Jay Parrino (The Mint), 4/16/1996 • W. M. "Jack" Wadlington.

MS-63 Henry C. Miller • Thomas L. Elder 4/1917: 754 $32 • Dr. George P. French • Barney Bluestone FPL, 1933: 18 $47.50 • Frank O. Brown and Barney Bluestone #19, 5/ 1935: 501 $75 • Charles J. Dupont • Stack's 9/1954: 175 $275 • A. Kosoff • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973: 454 $3,400 • Rare Coin Company of America • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz • Jerry A. Bobbe • Myles Z. Gerson • Charles E. Harrison • Dr. Philip W. Ralls.

MS-63 Col. James W. Ellsworth, 3/1923 • Wayte Raymond, 3/1923 • George H. Clapp • ANS. State III. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Clapp-Neuxomb and in Noyes. Obverse illustrated in Early American Cents.

MS-63 Allan Collection • W. Elliot Woodward • W. Elliot Woodward, 5Pth Semi-Annual Sale, 10/1864: 623 $5.50 • Joseph Zanoni • Thomas Cleneay • S. H. & H. Chapman 12/1890: 1810 $14 • S. H. & H. Chapman • M. A. Brown • S. H. & H. Chapman 4/1897: 775 $16.50 • George H. Earle, Jr. • Henry Chapman 6/1912: 3403 $16 • S. H. Chapman • Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 166 $90 • James Kelly • Milton A. Holmes • Stack's 10/1960: 1397 $350 • Frank H. Masters, Jr. • Rare Coin Company of America 5/1971: 109 $1,000 • Ted Kress, 6/1991 • Fred H. Borcherdt. Reverse illustrated in Early American Cents. Obverse illustrated in Penny Whimsy.

MS-61 John Work Garrett • Johns Hopkins University • Bowers and Ruddy Galleries 11/1979: 87 $15,000 • Stanley Kesselman • an eastern speculator.

AU-55 R. McAusland, 9/20/1952 • Willard C. Blaisdell. Gordon J. Wrubel. World-Wide Coin Investments, Ltd. • American Auction Association 2/1974: 859 $1,250 • Myles Z. Gerson, 6/11/1974 • C. Douglas Smith.

AU-55 1985 ANA (Heritage Numismatic Auctions #3): 67 $2,860.

AU-55 Bowers and Ruddy Galleries FPLs, 1975-1976 $1,950 • Bowers and Ruddy Galleries 5/1976: 95 $1,150 • First Coinvestors • Pine Tree Auction Galleries 6/1978: 336.

AU-55 Col. E. H. R. Green • B. G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.) • Eric P. Newman, 7/16/1985 • Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Foundation.

AU-55 Barney Bluestone #84, 9/1944: 402 as "D-100" $51 • Dr. Kenneth J. Sartoris, 5/1972 • Del Bland. Robert R. Shaw.

AU-55 Henry C. Hines • Dr. William H. Sheldon • Dorothy Paschal.

AU-50 Wayte Raymond, 1/1926 • George H. Clapp. ANS. State VIII.

AU-50 From England • Elmer S. Sears • Thomas L. Elder 9/1935: 1673 $89 • Henry C. Hines • Homer K. Downing • 1952 ANA (New Netherlands Coin Co. #38): 1779 $47.50 • C. Douglas Smith.

AU-50 Henry C. Colvin • French's #80, 10/1962: 94 $105.

Obverse 15. I slightly below bases of L and B, R almost touches hair, and 7 free of the drapery.

Reverse O. Very short fraction bar with a die scratch to the right ribbon. Another die scratch extends from the left stem end to near base of u. Sharp impressions show a double stem to the lowest outer left berry (partly buried in leaf). D high. Chip on left side of u.

Edge: Plain.

Die states: I. Perfect obverse. Faint bulge develops from the rim to hair, where the crack of state II later appears.

Base of B is broken. In later states, this letter is patched.

II. Faint crack through tops of IBER, later extending to the top of L and to the rim above T. Cracked from rim to hair above low curls. Another from same point of the rim to the low curl and 1. Buckling begins between these cracks. Clash marks from dentils below the date, continue along the border to opposite mouth.

III. Clash marks from drapery at s to above OF and from dentils above F AME.