Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Condition Census:

AU-50 1957 ANA (Federal Coin Exchange): 848 $225 • Dorothy Paschal, 4/27/1972 • R. Tettenhorst, 8/1993 • Dr. Philip W. Ralls.

AU-50 Purchased on 4/9/1991 by Douglas F. Bird. Thomas D. Reynolds.

EF-45 Dr. George P. French, 3/21/1929 • B. Max Mehl FPL, 1929: 201 $85 • H. A. Stoddard, 1934 • B. Max Mehl • Henry C. Hines • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner, 4/2/1992 • Thomas D. Reynolds. Reverse illustrated in Early American Cents.

EF-45 Col. E. H. R. Green • B. G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.), 7/14/1943 $20 • James G. Macallister • J. c. Morgenthau & Co. #454, 1/1944: 427 as "Uncirculated" $52.50 • Judge Thomas L. Gaskill • New Netherlands Coin Co., privately 11/1956 • Dorothy Paschal • Dan Donegan • Kagin's Numismatic Auctions #333, 3/ 1984: 1206 $1,925 • Thomas D. Reynolds.

EF-40 Robert J. Kissner • Stack's 6/1975: 305 $360 • C. Douglas Smith. State V. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

EF-40 Charles J. Dupont • Stack's 9/1954: 206 $70 • Dorothy Paschal • New Netherlands Coin Co. #50, 12/1957: 1082 $125 • Allen E. McDowell.

VF-35 Sharpness of EF-45 but some light burnishing; cleaned and recolored. Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 209 $26 • George H. Clapp. ANS. State 1. Reverse illustrated in Clapp, in Early American Cents (twice), and in Penny Whimsy.

VF-35 L. S. Werner, 12/14/1961 • C. Douglas Smith. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

VF-35 Sharpness of EF-45 but edge dents. Homer K. Downing, 11/18/1949 • C. Douglas Smith • Dr. Lawrence A. Mattemes • Lester Merkin 10/1973: 285 $180 • Del Bland. Jack H. Beymer • C. Douglas Smith • Jack H. Beymer. Myles Z. Gerson • Dr. Philip W. Ralls.

VF-30 With blunt striking through the tops of D STA. Sharpness of EF-45 but surfaces not perfectly smooth with some scratches. Charles E. Clapp, Sr., 3/1921 • George H. Clapp • Dr. William H. Sheldon • Dorothy Paschal, 1974. Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 223 $880 • Robert E. Matthews • Superior Galleries 5/1989: 314 $1,760 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. 1/1996: 223 $1,760 • Robert E. Matthews. State II.

VF-30 Sharpness of AU-55 but some porosity and reverse scratches. George H. Clapp, 3/31/1949 • Carnegie Institute.

VF-30 Sharpness of EF-40 but edge dents. Henry C. Hines • Homer K. Downing • 1952 ANA (New Netherlands Coin Co. #38): 1803 $22 • Willard C. Blaisdell, 8/1977. Denis W. Loring, 1/15/1980. Dr. Thomas S. Chalkley • Superior Galleries 1/1990: 348 $1,320 • Douglas F. Bird • Michael Kramer.

Obverse 14. Spur on the lower right curve of 9. Always with the three vertical field cracks of number 17, state IV.

Reverse N. Wide fraction spaced 1 00, the numerator almost touches the fraction bar. Die scratch from fraction bar extends almost to the right ribbon. Minute triangular die chip on the outer leaf edge below I(T) with two more atop the left stem. Right stem almost touches the lowest leaf.

Edge: Plain edge (PE) and double-flange edge (DFE). Die states: I. Obverse as in number 17, state IV. No branch crack to L.

II. Innermost of the three obverse cracks extends to the rim with a branch through the tops of u, later through LIB. Clapp 16c-N.

III. Cracked from the rim above A(T) through TE, to lower leaf of the right terminal pair. Clapp 16c-Nb.

IV. Cracked from the rim between D 5 up through the wreath, to the crack of state II. Nearly vertical crack from the rim through ES. Another crack from rim between F A extending later to the wreath. A crack from the tops of OF joins the rim. A branch of the state II crack extends through TA. A crack from the rim above N through the tops of ITE, with a branch from the rim to center of top of T. A defect above the right top of M. Clapp 16c-Nc.

V. Dentils clash marked above LIB and left. Rim crumbling at lower right. Heavy rust. Reverse clash marks, from obverse dentils, above UN and through fraction to right.

VI. Dies reground to remove clash marks.

VII. Rim break above L. Clapp 16d-Nc. Equivalents: Doughty 127. Proskey 19. McGirk 14A, 14B. Clapp 19. Sheldon 159. EAC 19. Encyclopedia 1723.

High Rarity 3.

Condition Census:

MS-63 Robert D. Book, 5/1930 • George H. Clapp. ANS • Dr. William H. Sheldon. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Clapp, in Early American Cents, in Penny Whimsy, and in Noyes.

EF-45 Purchased unattributed on 4/25/1993 by Craig Whitford.

EF-40 Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 216 $10 • James G. Macallister. Charles Green (R. Green) • Judge Thomas L. Gaskill. New Netherlands Coin Co., privately 11/1956 • Dorothy Paschal.

VF-35 T. James Clarke, 1950 • Dr. William H. Sheldon • ANS. Obverse illustrated in Early American Cents and in Penny Whimsy.

VF-30 James G. Macallister, 11/1930 • George H. Clapp. ANS.

VF-30 Joseph Schweitzer.

VF-30 Sharpness of EF-45 but burnished. Charles J. Dupont • Stack's 9/1954: 210 $100 • Dorothy Paschal.

VF-25 Sharpness of EF-45 but burnished with a scrape on obverse edge. Henry C. Hines • Homer K. Downing • 1952 ANA (New Netherlands Coin Co. #38): 1806 $11 • C. Douglas Smith • Darwin B. Palmer, Jr., 1973 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 224 $577.50 • Dr. Philip W. Ralls.

VF-25 Joseph c. Mitchelson, 1913 • Connecticut State Library.

VF-25 Jackson c. Storm, 8/1/1984 • Robert E. Matthews • Superior Galleries 5/1989: 316 $2,640 • Tho-mas D. Reynolds.

VF-25 Paul Padget, 10/25/1985 • Jack H. Robinson • Superior Galleries 1/1989: 317 $2,310 • Thomas D. Reynolds.

VF-25 Purchased at the Central States Numismatic Society convention in 4/1983 by Alan Kreuzer, 4/1983 • G. Lee Kuntz • Superior Galleries 10/1991: 180 $1,320 • Thomas F. Matthews.

VF-25 American Auction Association 11/1972: 134 $175. VF-25 Jonathan Weiss.

VF-25 Sharpness of EF-40 but a few pit marks which have been "gone over." F. C. C. Boyd • New Netherlands Coin Co. #50, 12/1957: 1083 $100 • Allen E. McDowell.