Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Obverse 18. Top of hair is unfinished (device punch chipped). ERTY are widely spaced. Tops of numerals almost in a straight line. Blunt 1. Round perfect knob to 9.

Reverse P. Returned to press after reverse Q had shattered. Edge: Plain edge (PE) and double-flange edge (DFE). Die states: I. Perfect dies. Clapp 18-O.

II. Obverse bulges. Reverse clash marks at terminal leaves. Cracked from the rim between s 0, extending above OF A. Clapp 18-Ob.

III. Crack from rim to ribbon. Heavy clash marks near ribbon and before throat. Reverse has at least 10 sets of clash marks.

Equivalents: Clapp 22. Sheldon 162. EAC 23. Encyclopedia 1723.

Low Rarity 4.

Condition Census:

MS-65 James G. Macallister • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #454, 1/1944: 423 $102.50 • George H. Clapp • ANS • Dr. William H. Sheldon. Reverse illustrated in Early American Cents and in Penny Whimsy for 5-160. Obverse illustrated in Early American Cents and in Penny Whimsy. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

VF-35 R. B. Leeds • Henry Chapman 11/1906: 594 $2.50 • George Roebling • New Netherlands Coin Co. #59, 6/ 1967: 1210 $375 • Dorothy Paschal, 5/1977 • Denis W. Loring, 5/16/1977 • C. Douglas Smith. State II.

VF-35 With a small planchet defect through 79 and a very small planchet clip. Purchased unattributed in 8/1998 by an unknown party for $590 • Sahara Coins (Las Vegas), 6/7/1999 • Alan Boka who properly attributed the coin.

VF-35 Wayte Raymond, 11/1931 • George H. Clapp.

VF-30 Chuck Furjanic • Kagin's Numismatic Auctions #305, 1/1975: 488 $140 • Chuck Furjanic • Del Bland. Myles Z. Gerson • Dr. Philip W. Ralls.

VF-25 Hollinbeck Coin Co. #162, 8/1953: 313 $81 • C. Douglas Smith, 5/16/1977 • Denis W. Loring, 1/1980 • C. Douglas Smith, 8/1980 • Fred H. Borcherdt.

VF-25 With two low areas on reverse. Dr. William H. Sheldon • T. James Clarke, 10/1954 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • A. Kosoff 4/1956: 56 $52 • Glen Wallace. Ace Reiswig (Common to Key Coin Co.), 10/1975 • Robert E. Vail, 11/21/1988 • Del Bland • Dr. Philip W. Ralls, 5/22/1989 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. 1/1996: 227 $1,815 • Walter Husak.

VF-25 Sharpness of VF-35 but numerous small obverse scratches. Homer K. Downing, 1949 • C. Douglas Smith. Dr. William H. Sheldon • Denis W. Loring, 8/6/1970 • C. Douglas Smith. 4/29/1993 • Eric Streiner • Thomas D. Reynolds.

VF-25 From an old collection • Ronald J Gillio • Larry Hanks (Pullen & Hanks) • John Christensen (Excelsior Coin Gallery) • Del Bland • Douglas F. Bird. Michael Kramer • 1997 ANA (Heritage Numismatic Auctions): 8136 not sold • Michael Kramer.

VF-25 Dr. George P. French, 3/21/1929 • B. Max Mehl FPL, 1929: 219 $60 • Henry A. Sternberg, 8/1930 •T. James Clarke, 1950 • Dr. William H. Sheldon. ANS.

VF-25 S.J. Kabealo 5/1953:47. 5./. Kabealo 2/1956: 749.

VF-20 B. Max Mehl #89, 6/1936: 1727 $15.75 • unknown. Thomas E. Werner • George Ramont.

VF-20 Henry C. Hines. Homer K Downing • 1952 ANA (New Netherlands Coin Co. #38): 1810 $2250 • Dr. Charles L. Ruby; 12/1972 • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. • Superior Galleries 2/1974: 504 $105 • Charles "Chip" Southwick III.

VF-20 With a small planchet lamination at right top of Y. Darwin B. Palmer, Jr., 5/1986 • Thomas D. Reynolds.