Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Obverse 18. Broken B. Letters and numerals are free of the drapery.

Reverse P.

Edge: Plain.

Die states: I. Perfect obverse.

II. Two faint cracks down from the rim behind the ribbon. Faint vertical failure in the right obverse field. One faint obverse clash mark. Reverse with 11 sets of clash marks.

Equivalents: Proskey 17. Doughty 108. McGirk 16A. Clapp-Newcomb 12. Sheldon 129. EAC 24. Encyclopedia 1710.

High Rarity 5.

Remarks: First publicized as rare by Dr. Charles E. McGirk in 1913.

Condition Census

EF-40 Robert D. Book, 5/1930 • George H. Clapp, 3/ 25/1945 • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner, 4/7/1992 • C. Douglas Smith. State II. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

EF-40 With a tiny planchet clip. Sharpness of AU-55 but obverse polished, reverse not perfectly smooth and a tiny planchet clip. George H. Blanchard • W. Elliot Woodward #52, 12/1882: 374 $3.50 • Henry C. Miller. Thomas L. Elder 4/1917: 755 $46 • Dr. George P. French, 3/ 21/1929 • B. Max Mehl FPL, 1929: 169 $125 • Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 150 $125 • George H. Clapp • ANS. Obverse illustrated in Clapp- Newcomb. Reverse illustrated in Early American Cents and in Penny Whimsy.

VF-20 Flambeau Stamp & Coht Co. FPL, 1966: 66 $1,200 • C. Douglas Smith.

VF-20 Stack's, privately $400 • C. Douglas Smith • Lester Merkin 10/1966: 102 $550 • C. Douglas Smith • Stack's, privately 1967 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 184 $2,860 • Dr. Philip W. Ralls. State II.

F-15 Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 149 $45 • Milton A. Holmes. Stack's 10/ 1960: 1394 $250 • C. Douglas Smith • Dr. William H. Sheldon • Dorothy Paschal, 11/1977 • John D. Wright.

F-15 Sharpness of VF-30 but some porosity and edge dents. Charles E. Clapp, Sr., 3/1921 • George H. Clapp, 3/31/1949 • Carnegie Institute. VG-10 Sharpness of VF-25 but cuts on Miss Liberty and rim damage. Richard Picker • A. Kosoff, 7/22/1963 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973: 445 $275 • Willard C. Blaisdell, 9/1977. Denis W. Loring, 10/1977. Enoch Blackwell.

VG-10 Purchased unattributed on 3/16/1979 at an Atlanta coin show by John R. "Bob" Grellman, Jr., 8/1979 • Denis W. Loring, 8/1979 • Richard V. Punchard • Bowers and Merena 3/1996: 136 $2,420 • Wes A. Rasmussen.

VG-10 Allen E. McDowell • Jake Hendin, 4/1976 • C. Douglas Smith, 5/1977 • G. Lee Kuntz • Superior Galleries 10/1991: 144 $2A20 • Daniel W. Holmes, Jr.

VG-8 Sharpness of VF-20 but a heavy dent in the obverse field and some edge dents. John A. Schreuder, 4/1970 • Del Bland • C. Douglas Smith, 9/1970 • Denis W. Loring, 9/24/1970 • Philip Van Cleave • Kagin's Numismatic Auctions #340, 1/1986: 5140 $357.50 • Jack H. Robinson • Chris Victor-McCawley (CVM) • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz. State II.

VG-8 Sharpness of F-12 but lightly porous. Purchased unattributed in 5/1991 from Avenue Coins & Jewelry by Thomas D. Reynolds, 6/11/1991 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. 1/1996: 184 $1,320 • Steven K. Ellsworth.

VG-8 Sharpness of F-15 but some corrosion and pitting. Purchased unattributed in 9/1995 by Eric H. Carlson (Lexington Coin).

VG-8 Milton LeRoy Ritter • Mayflower Coin Auctions 5/1973: 80 $130 • Carvin Goodridge.

VG-8 French's #81, 3/1963: 1037 $120.

VG-8 Sharpness of F-15 but a large dent in the hair and reverse edge nicks. Purchased unattributed in 9/1987 by Leigh Bernard • Jack H. Beymer • C. Douglas Smith • Jack H. Robinson • Chris Victor McCawley (CVM).