Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Normal Dates Henceforth

Obverse 7. Bald space in the hair below BE. BERTY are spaced well apart with ER distant. Left base of y is gone. Instantly identified by the die chips at date, the most prominent making the first 0 resemble a Q: "Q variety," or "1800." All seen to date show a V-shaped break at IB.

Reverse J.

Edge: Plain edge (PE).

Die states: I. As noted. The break at IB becomes heavy, eventually reaching the hair.

II. Chips or breaks below the obverse ribbons. Clash marks from reverse dentils below the date and left. Reverse clash marks from 180 above TES and from the drapery at TATES.

III. Nearly horizontal cracks across the upper part of the hair and from the hair to 8. Rust pits are found in the hair, below the ribbons, on the neck, and in the upper reverse field near TES.

IV.Rim break above AT.

Equivalents: Doughty 146. Proskey 8. McGirk 4B.

Ross 11:7-1. Clapp-Newcomb 10. Sheldon 197. EAC 12. Encyclopedia 1737.

Rarity 1.

Remarks: The Van Cleave coin (state II) has a double profile phenomenon on both sides.

Formerly often confused with number 20 because of the pattern of die chips at the date. The IB break on this variety and the spiked C(E) on number 20 provide instant identification.

Condition Census:

MS-63 Thomas L. Elder, 7/24/1945 • Leonard M. Holland • Pennypacker Auction Centre, 5/1959 $140 • Louis Helfenstein • Lester Merkin 8/1964: 18 $1,800 • E.I. Unterman • Lester Merkin 10/1973: 306 $3,300 •Andrew M. Hain • Dennis E. Steinmetz (Steinmetz Coins & Currency) • 1980 ANA (Steve Ivy Numismatic Auctions): 951 $9,500 • Stanley Kesselman • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

MS-60 Arthur L. Gray • Celina Coin Co. • T. James Clarke • Charles H. Fisher, 1948 • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner, 4/1992 • John B. MacDonald, 3/1997 • Thomas D. Reynolds.

MS-60 Hon. George M. Parsons • Henry Chapman 6/1914: 1807 $40 • Carl Wurtzbach • Charles Wheeler • 1976 ANA (Stack's): 352 $2,500 • Gene Reale • Sotheby's (New York) #7083, 1/1998: 30 $15,400 • Anthony Terranova and Chris Victor-McCawley (CVM).

MS-60 B. G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.), 4/1932 • George H. Clapp • ANS • Dr. William H. Sheldon • T. James Clarke, 10/1954 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973: 513 $2,000 • Myles Z. Gerson.

MS-60 Henry C. Hines • Dr. William H. Sheldon • Dorothy Paschal • Gordon J. Wrubel • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz.

AU-55 From Europe • Stack's 6/1974: 6 $850 • William Epstein • George Korsing • Manfra, Tordella & Brookes • Del Bland • William R. Hall • unknown • Jay Parrino (The Mint) • Eric Streiner • Superior Galleries 2/1992: 901 $3740 • John Gervasoni (Scorpio Monetary Distributors).

AU-55 From England • Garry Fitzgerald, 9/8/1963 in trade for a group of late-date large cents • C. Douglas Smith, 1971 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986:280 $2,420 • Herman Halpern • Stack's 3/1988: 178 $3,520 • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz, 12/2/1988 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. 11 1996: 274 $6,050 • Wes A. Rasmussen. State IV.

AU-55 From an A. C. "Hance" Jaquett auction, 2/1980 • Fred H. Borcherdt.

AU-55 Allen E. McDowell • Jake Hendin, 4/1976 • Del Bland • Dr. Willard J. Carmel, Jr., 10/2/1981 • G. Lee Kuntz • Superior Galleries 10/1991: 221 $2,200 • Torn Morley • Superior Galleries 5/1992: 264 $1,815 • Chris Victor-McCawley (CVM) • Allan Kollar.

AU-55 Judge Jos. Sawicki • Stack's 2/1954: 603 $130 • Dr. James O. Sloss, 9/1958 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • A. Kosoff 10/1959: 54 $380 • Dorothy Nelson • Stack's 2/1976: 52 $750 • Larry Whitlow (Ford City Coins & Stamps, Ltd.) • Auction '82 (Stack's): 25 $1,600 • Dr. Philip W. Ralls.

AU-55 Peter Mougey • William H. Woodin. Thomas L. Elder #43, 9/1910: 44 $27 • Elmer S. Sears. Malcolm N. Jackson • The United States Coin Co. 5/1913: 1254 $25 • Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 283 $90 •James Kelly • Standish Hall • Hollinbeck Stamp and Coin Co. FPL #25, 1947: 24 $100 • unknown • Julian Leidman • Robert Emmer (Penn State Galleries), 8/13/1973 • Dr. Peter G. Anderson. Obverse illustrated in Early American Cents and in Penny Whimsy.

AU-55 John G. Mills • S. H. & H. Chapman 4/1904: 1259 $31 • Carl Wurtzbach • Virgil M. Brand • Dr. William H. Sheldon • Wayte Raymond • New Netherlands Coin Co. #41, 9/1953: 274 $105 • Dorothy Paschal.

MS-60 Hon. George M. Parsons • Henry Chapman 6/1914: 1807 $40 • Carl Wurtzbach • Charles Wheeler • 1976 ANA (Stack's): 352 $2,500 • Gene Reale • Sotheby's (New York) #7083, 1/1998: 30 $15,400 • Anthony Terranova and Chris Victor-McCawley (CVM).

MS-60 B. G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.), 4/1932 • George H. Clapp • ANS • Dr. William H. Sheldon • T. James Clarke, 10/1954 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973: 513 $2,000 • Myles Z. Gerson.

MS-60 Henry C. Hines • Dr. William H. Sheldon • Dorothy Paschal • Gordon J. Wrubel • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz.

AU-55 From Europe • Stack's 6/1974: 6 $850 • William Epstein • George Korsing • Manfra, Tordella & Brookes • Del Bland • William R. Hall • unknown • Jay Parrino (The Mint) • Eric Streiner • Superior Galleries 2/1992: 901 $3740 • John Gervasoni (Scorpio Monetary Distributors).