Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Obverse 20.

Reverse T. Same as number 32. Short torpedo-shaped fraction bar with a die scratch to the right ribbon. Denominator spaced 1 00 with the final 0 high. Broken top serif to D. ONE CENT are far apart with ONE well to the left: o almost aligned with c, upright of (N)E vertically above the right upright of N(T), their serifs in line.

Edge: unknown.

Die states: Heavy crack from the rim near end of drapery to the junction of bust and throat.

Equivalents: EAC 29. Encyclopedia 1711.

Rarity 8. Presently unique.

Remarks: Discovered by Jules Reiver, October 1968.P (Penny-Wise, no. 9, 11/15/1968, pp. 216-20.)

Condition Census

VG-7 Carl Wattenbarger (Silver ''D'' Auction Co.) 10/1968: 71 as "5-129 Fine-V.F." $20 • Jules Reiver. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes. Reiver inspected the coin prior to the auction but misattributed it. After purchasing it and inspecting the coin closer, he discovered it to be a new variety.

The only example known.

Obverse 21. Style II letters with curved tail to R. 7 is embedded in the drapery.

Reverse R. Stemless.

Edge: Plain, usually IV late, though the Breen-Paschal coin looks more like one on a Boulton blank (III).

Die states: 1. Obverse has faint double clash marks before the throat. Faint reverse crack in field right of D.

II. Faint clash marks above c(E) and left; others at the berry right of (N)E.

III. Additional faint clash marks through the ribbons and numerator. All of these clash marks fade or are polished away.

Equivalents: Proskey 6. Doughty 97. McGirk 4A.

Clapp-Newcomb 27. Sheldon 143. EAC 31. Encyclopedia 1714.

Low Rarity 5.

Remarks: At least one example (state III, all clash marks faded) shows axial die misalignment: weakest at end of drapery and OF. If this condition remained undetected, one would expect reverse die failure around UNIT. R. Tettenhorst has an example with obverse brockage. See "Oops!" chapter.

Condition Census

EF-45 Purchased unattributed on 10/28/1961 at a convention in Oakland (California) by Walter Breen, $900 • Dorothy Paschal, 11/1961 • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23 /1992 • Eric Streiner, 12/1993 • Wes A. Rasmussen. State II.

EF-40 David Proskey • Henry C. Hines • Dr. William H. Sheldon • Dorothy Paschal, 6/1977 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 12/11/1986 Herman Halpern • Stack's 3/1988: 144 $3,080 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • Early American Coppers 5/1990: 45 $8,500. Reverse illustrated in Early American Cents. Obverse illustrated in Penny Whimsy. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

EF-40 Sharpness of AU-50 but small pits and an area of verdigris. Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 177 $90 • George H. Clapp • AN's. State II. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Clapp-Netocomb. Obverse illustrated in Early American Cents. Reverse illustrated in Penny Whimsy.