Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Obverse 9. Wide curved date, close to the border with 7 touching a dentil. Large 8. LIB are widely spaced and ERT are close.

Reverse J.

Edge: Plain edge (PE).

Die states: 1. Reverse cracked entirely around the legend, another from base of 1(00) to u, and a third joining the terminal leaves. Clapp 9-Ed.

II. Heavy obverse clash marks before the throat, fainter ones below u.

III. Cracked from rim opposite the neck down to end of the drapery.

IV. Faint crack through the tops of USE with another at bases of 17. Reverse crack at the terminal leaves now extends through the field to leaves below D s. Clapp 9b-Ed.

V. Cracked from low curl up through left field; bulge develops above it. The crack of state IV extends through the tops of RTY.

VI. Faint obverse crack from rim about 7:30 to that of state V. Clapp 9c-Ed.

VII. Rim break at end of the drapery. Clapp 9d-Ed. Equivalents: Doughty 120. Proskey 12. McGirk 3E through 3E3. Clapp 11. Sheldon 153. EAC 13. Encyclopedia 1719.

Rarity 3.

Remarks: Planchet texture as preceding.

Condition Census:

EF-45 Henry C. Miller • Thomas L. Elder 4/1917: 768 $26 • Henry Chapman • Dr. George P. French, 3/21/ 1929 • B. Max Mehl FPL, 1929: 190 $40 • Henry A. Sternberg, 8/1930 • T. James Clarke, 1949 • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner, 4/2/1992 • Thomas D. Reynolds. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Early American Cents, in Penny Whimsy, and in Noyes.

EF-45 Sotheby's (London) 10/1987: 353 • William P. Paul (American Heritage Minting). Obverse illustrated in Noyes.

EF-40 A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd. (London) • New Netherlands Coin Co. #56, 6/1962: 495 $260 • William E. Florence • Eugene Exman • Glenn A. Kemp, 6/22/ 1986 • Del Bland • Dr. Philip W. Ralls.

EF-40 Sharpness of AU-50 but many tiny nicks and pit marks on reverse. Charles F. Dunston • Thomas L. Elder 1/ 1931: 1193 $13 • Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau Co. #458, 2/1945: 196 $80 • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #461, 5/1945: 196 $80 • Milton A. Holmes • Stacks 10/1960: 1401 $230 • Willard C. Blaisdell •Del Bland • Jeffrey Oliphant. Obverse illustrated in Clapp.

EF-40 Sharpness of AU-50 but areas of fine porosity on obverse. William F. Gable • S. H. Chapman 5/1914: 1274 $8.50 • Elmer S. Sears • Henry C. Hines • Dr. William H. Sheldon • Dorothy Paschal, 1972 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 218 $1,870 • G. Lee Kuntz • Superior Galleries 10/1991: 174 $1,650 • John R. Frankenfield. State VI.

EF-40 Allison W. Jackman • Henry Chapman 6/1918: 710 $27 • Dr. Henry W. Beckwith, privately • Henry C. Hines, 1944 • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 1949 • T. James Clarke, 10/1954 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973: 469 $300 • Dr. John M. Tondra, 1980 • Garry Fitzgerald.

VF-35 Abner Kreisberg 9/1967: 386 $380.

VF-30 Arthur W. Wells • 1981 ANA (Bowers and Ruddy Galleries): 2737 $350 • Bertram Cohen.

VF-30 From an old Texas collection • L. R. Davis McKinney, Jr. • House of Davis McKinney #22, 1/1964: 233 • Eugene Exman, 1/1970 • Denis W. Loring, 9/1970 • Dr. Dane B. Nielsen • Myles Z. Gerson • Denis W. Loring, 10/1980 • Thomas D. Reynolds.

VF-30 Thomas L. Elder 5/1931: 952 • Henry C. Hines • Dr. William H. Sheldon • Dorothy Paschal, 6/1977 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner, 3/30/1992 • C. Douglas Smith. Obverse illustrated in Early American Cents and in Penny Whimsy.

VF-30 Ed Hipps (Ed's Coin & Stamp Shop) • Enoch Blackwell.

VF-30 Sharpness of EF-40 but long reverse gash. Clinton Hollins. Herbert A. Silberman, 11/1977 • Chuck Furjanic, 11/1977 • Denis W. Loring, 1/1980 • C. Douglas Smith.

VF-30 American Auction Association 1/1975: 83 $250.

VF-25 Henry C. Hines, 6/9/1940. Judge Thomas L. Gaskill • New Netherlands Coin Co., privately 11/1956 • Dorothy Paschal • Allen E. McDowell • Jake Hendin, 7/30/1978 • Richard V. Punchard.

VF-25 Sharpness of VF-35 but lightly dented. James Cicik, 6/1978 • Fred H. Borcherdt.

VF-25 Sharpness of EF-45 but minutely porous and a gouge repaired on obverse. John P. Young • Barney Bluestone #88, 7/1945: 703 $4.25. Homer K. Downing • 1952 ANA (New Netherlands Coin Co. #38): 1795 $20 • C. Douglas Smith • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz • Gwyn Houston • Amwest Numismatic Auctions 11/1981: 109.

VF-25 From England • New Netherlands Coin Co. #50, 12/1957: 1075 $80 • Allen E. McDowell.

VF-25 T. James Clarke • M. H. Bolender #67, 5/1931: 1273 $16.25 • George H. Clapp • ANS. State III.

VF-25 With a very small planchet clip. Sharpness of EF-45 but some corrosion. 1973 ANA (Jess Peters #66): 1568 $45 • unknown • Chris Victor-McCawley (CVM), 12/13/1990 Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. 1/1996: 215 $319 • Chris Victor-McCawley (CVM).