Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

IV. Buckling develops in the left obverse field and through OF. The clash marks of state II are fading.

V. Buckling above end of the drapery. Advanced buckling between the state II cracks from the rim.

Equivalents: Proskey 14. Doughty 105. McGirk 10A.

Clapp-Newcomb 22. Sheldon 139. EAC 21. Encyclopedia 1711.

Rarity 1.

Remarks: Low-grade examples have often been mistaken for number 14, which see. The Murdoch, Halpern coin has a double profile under the nose and chin. A triple struck example appeared in the 1975 EAC sale, lot 560. R. Tettenhorst has a triple struck example with the second impression rotated about 30 degrees. Evidence of the third impression is 95% off-center at 10:30. Another example has the first strike 33% off center at 10:30 and the second strike centered. See "Oops!" chapter.

Condition Census

MS-61 Purchased unattributed in the summer of 1958 in England by Eugene Exman • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner • Jay Parrino (The Mint) • unknown • Superior Stamp & Coin 9/1997: 48 $29,700. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

MS-61 John G. Murdoch • Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge (London) 7/1903: 949 • S. H. & H. Chapman • Maj. William Boerum Wetmore • S. H. & H. Chapman 6/1906: 555 $21 • Dr. Lewis H. Adler, Jr., 3/1917 • B. Max Mehl, 5/31/1917 • Henry C Hines - Lillian Scheer, 1948 • Homer K. Downing • 1952 ANA (New Netherlands Coin Co. #38): 1780 $240 • Elliot Landau • New Netherlands Coin Co. #52, 12/1958: 115 $360 • Emanuel Taylor, 12/1958 • Louis Helfenstein • Lester Merkin 8/1964: 13 $1,500 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973: 455 $2,100 • Rare Coin Company of America • Dennis Forgue. Thomas E. Werner • Stack's 1/1987: 841 $8,250. Herman Halpern • Stack's 3/1988: 140 $9,900 • Andrew M. Hain.

MS-60 H. O. Granberg • William H. Woodin • The United States Coin Co. 5/1915: 222 $28 • Howard R. Newcomb. J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 167 $85 • Joseph H. Spray • Stack's 4/1978: 85 $2,400 • Andrew M. Hain • Dennis E. Steinmetz (Steinmetz Coins & Currency) • 1980 ANA (Steve Ivy Numismatic Auctions): 945 $4,000 • Dr. Dane B. Nielsen • Heritage Numismatic Auctions #5, 12/1986: 142 $3,850. Obverse illustrated in Early American Cents and in Penny Whimsy.

AU-55 Purchased from a dealer in Salem, MA by Gerald Silbert (Marblehead Coins), 10/29/1993 • Donald H. Kagin (Marin Numismatics) and Andrew P. Lustig • 1994 ANA (Heritage Numismatic Auctions): 6175 $3,740 • Donald H. Kagin (Marin Numismatics) and Andrew P. Lustig. Teletrade #726, 4/10/1995: 102 • Donald H. Kagin (Marin Numismatics) and Andrew P. Lustig, 4/ 27/1995 • Dr. Michael Eisenberg.

AU-55 With a small planchet clip. Ira S. Reed, 11/1943 • Judge Thomas L. Gaskill • New Netherlands Coin Co., privately 11/1956 • Dorothy Paschal.

AU-50 With four small planchet defects on obverse. Ed. Frossard #25, 11/1882: 183 $3.50 • unknown • Dr. George P. French, 3/21/1929 • B. Max Mehl FPL, 1929: 165 $60 • Henry A. Sternberg, 8/1930 • T. James Clarke, 1944 B. Max Mehl • B. Max Mehl #106, 6/1945: 1663 $42.50 • Dr. William H. Sheldon • Dorothy Paschal • Robert S. Carter, Jr., 3/19/1970 • Del Bland. Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 198 $2,640 • G. Lee Kuntz • Superior Galleries 10/1991: 157 $4,840 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. 1/1996: 197 $4,620 • Wes A. Rasmussen. State V.

AU-50 Waldo C. Newcomer • B. Max Mehl, privately • Dr. James O. Sloss, 9/1958 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • A. Kosoff 10/1959: 37 $145 • Stack's • Dorothy Nelson • Stack's 2/1976: 37 $475 • Jesse Iskowitz • William T. Jones, Jr.

AU-50 Henry C. Hines • Dr. William H. Sheldon • Dorothy Paschal.

EF-45 Col. E. H. R. Green • Burdette G. Johnson (formerly St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.) • Mary Cowan Cruzan= Spink America #8686, 6/1997: 99 $3,300 • Tom Caldwell (Northeast Numismatics) • Superior Stamp & Coin 9/1997: 924$3,740 • Thomas D. Reynolds. Walter Husak.

EF-45 Dr. Charles A. Cass • Stack's 11/1957: 143 $38 • C. Douglas Smith.

EF-45 Hank Spangenberger, circa 1965 • Dean Oakes. EF- 45 J. Coolidge Hills • Lyman H. Low #211, 12/ 1923: 354 $29 • George H. Clapp • ANS. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Clapp-Newcomb. Reverse illustrated in Early American Cents.

EF-45 Paul S. Seitz 3/1963: 116.