Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Obverse 5. Overdate, 1800/179. Lower edge of the crossbar of 7 is visible within the top of 8. Comer of the serif above 8 is microscopically visible at the right. Final o is high. Bases of IB are close together, BE and TV are farther apart than other letters, and TV are low.

Reverse I. Short fraction bar. The left upright of T(A) is rough. Berry below E(D) is stemless. Leaf pair right of (N)E is stemless.

Edge: Plain edge (PE).

Die states: I. No clash marks.

II. At least four sets of clash marks from the drapery below ES and o. A die scratch slants down from the rim to ES, touching the right top of E and top of the lower serif of s. Other parallel die scratches are fainter. Lump on middle of the left edge of c(A). Chips around AM are plainest below the right foot of A.

III. Cracked from the rim to E and the hair, at first faint Reverse ground down removing clash marks, die scratches, and most of the chips. Three new faint sets of clash marks at the right ribbon, stem, and lowest right leaves.

Equivalents: Doughty 145. Proskey 7. McGirk 3C.

Ross 8:5-H. Clapp-Newcomb 7. Sheldon 196. EAC 9. Encyclopedia 1736.

Rarity 1.

Condition Census:

AU-55 From a Philadelphia estate • Ed Hipps (Ed's Coin & Stamp Shop), 1977. H. D. Wesley II • Les Taylor (Hacienda Coins), 11/1980 • G. Lee Kuntz • Superior Galleries 10/1991: 220 $8,250 • Thomas D. Reynolds.

AU-50 James G. Macallister • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #454, 1/1944: 429 $92.50 • George H. Clapp. ANS. State III. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Clapp-Newcomb, in Early American Cents, in Penny Whimsy, and in Noyes.

EF-45 Carl Wurtzbach • Barney Bluestone, 1949 • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973: 512 $425 • Dr. John M. Tondra, 1980 • Garry Fitzgerald.

EF-45 Sharpness of AU-55 but light roughness. Howard R.Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 281 $35 • Charles Green (R. Green), 5/1/1952 • C. Douglas Smith, 1971 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 278 $935 • David Liljestrand (Dave's Coin & Stamp Co.). State II.

EF-45 From an A. C. "Hance" Jaquett auction, 1/1980 • Fred H. Borcherdt

EF-45 Heritage Numismatic Auctions #4, 10/1989: 33 $2,750.

EF-45 Dr. Robert J, Shalowitz, 5/1990 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner, 5/1992 • Denis W. Loring, 5/1992 • J. J. Teaparty.

EF-45 A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd. (London) • New Netherlands Coin Co. '56, 6/1962: 500 $110 • Richard Picker • R. E. Naftzger, Jr.

EF-40 Dr. John A. Van Arsdall • Bowers and Merena 1/1993: 230 not sold • Dr. John A. Van Arsdall • Bowers and Merena 11/1994: 2051 not sold • Dr. John A. Van Arsdall.

EF-40 Julius L. Brown • S. H. Chapman 5/1911: 935 $10 S. H. Chapman. S.H. Chapman 6/1913:495 $3.25 • Henry Chapman • Henry Chapman 6/1914: 1806 $7.75 • Henry C. Hines • Homer K. Downing • 1952 ANA (New Netherlands Coin Co. #38): 1854 $62.50 • Willard C. Blaisdell • Lillian Willins • Superior Galleries 5/1992: 462 • Don Valenziano, Jr.

EF-40 Barney Bluestone #34, 9/1937: 790 $6.10 • Judge Thomas L. Gaskill • New Netherlands Coin Co., privately 11/1956 • Dorothy Paschal • Del Bland • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz, 3/1973 • Frank Simon • Del Bland • Dr. Willard J. Carmel, Jr. • Jack H. Beymer • Fred H. Borcherdt.

EF-40 Harold W. Cuddy, Sr. • Richard Mozdziesz.

VF-35 1982 ANA (Steve Ivy Numismatic Auctions): 1505 $550 • Dr. Michael Eisenberg.

VF-35 Heritage Rare Coin Galleries • Henry T. Hettger • John R. "Bob" Grellman, Jr., 6/1/1991 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. 1/1996: 270 $1,540.

VF-30 Eugene Exman • Dr. Byron M. Stuart • 1977 ANA (Kagin's Numismatic Auctions #309): 294 $230 • William R. T. Smith. William C. Noyes • Early American Coppers 3/1982: 252 $775 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 12/11/ 1986. Herman Halpern • Stack's 3/1988: 177 $1,375 • unknown. Mid-American Rare Coin Auctions 1/1990: 51 $1,100 • Douglas F. Bird • Gary Ruttenberg • M & G Auctions 8/1996: 185 $2,640 • W. M. "Jack" Wadlington.

VF-30 Chuck Furjanic • John R. "Bob" Grellman, Jr. • Ron Fischer.

VF-30 John Christensen (Excelsior Coin Gallery), 2/ 1985 • Fred H. Borcherdt • Robert E. Matthews (Matthews Money Tree Co.) • Stuart "Mac" MacDonald • Heritage Numismatic Auctions 9/1997: 5142 $1,092 • Thomas D. Reynolds.

VF-30 John Work Garrett • Johns Hopkins University. Bowers and Ruddy Galleries 11/1979: 95 $375 • Cordon J. Wrubel.

VF-30 James A. Stack, Sr. • Bowers and Ruddy Galleries 4/1979: 142 $280.

VF-30 Oscar J. Pearl. Numismatic Gallery FPL, 1944: 142 $45 • unknown • Richard Picker, 10/1961 • Jackson C. Storm, 8/1/1984 • Robert E. Matthews • Superior Galleries 5/1989: 367 $632.50 • John R. Frankenfield.

VF-30 John Sype, 4/1991. James H. Goudge, 6/1991 • Don Valenziano, Jr. • Early American Coppers 4/1992: 114 $850 • Del Bland • Dr. Philip W. Ralls • Superior Galleries 9/1993: 95, $1,375.

VF-30 From Europe • Lester Merkin 3/1968: 173 $57.50.

VF-30 Bowers and Ruddy Galleries FPLs, 1975-1976 $695.