Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Obverse 10. LIBER are close, especially LIB, with RTY less so. Top of Y is high and its left base is gone. Spacing of the date increases from left to right. Chips just right of the top of 1 and at the upper right side of the first O.

Reverse Q. Stemless leaves at AM and ME. Stemless berries right of (N)T. Short fraction bar. Shortest berry stems of the year. Left leg of the final A is repunched. Instantly identifiable by the die break described at state I.

Edge: Plain edge (PE).

Die states: I. Nearly vertical break from the left ribbon along the left side of 1(00).

II. Clash marks from dentils above ERTY, the die failing at the tops of ERTY.

III. Reverse cracked through ICA, later extending to the final 0 and rim below.

IV. First crack extends through the tops of MER. An extra crack joins final 0 to the right ribbon.

V. Branch cracks from the top of (C)A to the first crack of state II and from first crack to the rim right of the final

O. New crack down from the first O.

VI. Clash marks from ERTY around the fraction.

Cracked from the right ribbon through the fraction bar and break of state I to the rim at left and from the right ribbon end to the final O. Rim break on ER, extending above M, and joining the crack of state II. Extremely rare, only four identified.

Equivalents: Doughty 147. McGirk 4D. Clapp-Newcomb 11. Sheldon-198. EAC 13. Encyclopedia 1737.

Low Rarity 6.

Remarks: McGirk was apparently the first to identify the variety as very rare.

Condition Census:

VG-10 Sharpness of VF-20 but reverse is finely corroded. Walter Breen • Thos. P. Warfield, 9/26/1953 • C. Douglas Smith, 1971 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 281 $1,595 • Wes A. Rasmussen. State III.

VG-10 Douglas Hughes, 1/15/1986 • Jack H. Robinson. Superior Galleries 1/1989: 416 $7,425 • John R. Frankenfield. State II. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

VG-10 Purchased unattributed on 3/15/1996 by Christopher B. Young (Chesapeake Bay Rare Coins).

VG-10 A. C. Gies, 10/1932. George H. Clapp • ANS • Dr. William H. Sheldon. State II. Obverse illustrated in Early American Cents. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Penny Whimsy.

VG-8 Joseph Kuehnert, 2/17/1975 • Philip Van Cleave • Kagin's Numismatic Auctions #340, 1/1986: 5217 $1,980 • Jack H. Robinson, 5/12/1990 • Daniel W. Holmes, Jr. State VI. Reverse illustrated in Noyes.

VG-7 Copley Coin Co., 8/1959 • Dorothy Paschal • Thomas P. Wolf.

VG-7 David O. Hughes • Homer K. Downing • 1952 ANA (New Netherlands Coin Co. #38): 1856 $47.50 • Dr. Charles L. Ruby, 12/1972 • Superior Stamp & Coin Co.

VG-7 Dorothy Gershenson • Herbert A. Silberman, 11/1977 • Chuck Furjanic • Roger S. Cohen, Jr. • Superior Galleries 2/1992: 903 • Jack H. Robinson.

G-6 With a very small planchet clip. Sharpness of F-12 but the fields were scraped and then burnished. A. C. Gies • Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458,2/ 1945: 284 $41 • Dr. William H. Sheldon • ANS. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Clapp-Newcomb.

G-6 Dr. Kenneth J. Sartoris, 5/1972 • Del Bland, 5/ 1972 • Denis W. Loring, 5/1974 • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz • William R. T. Smith, 5/22/1974 • Philip Van Cleave. Kagin's Numismatic Auctions #340, 1/1986: 5218 $880 • Robert E. Matthews (Matthews Money Tree Co.) • Dr. Bruce Reinoehl. State V.

G-6 Robert J. Kissner • Stack's 6/1975: 417 (large lot) $200 • Gordon J. Wrubel • Jeffrey M. Peck • Jack H. Beymer, 11/1976 • Robert E. Vail, 11/21/1988 • Del Bland • Dr. Philip W. Ralls • Superior Galleries 9/1993: 96 • Dr. Philip W. Ralls • Early American Coppers 4/1994: 254 $3,000 • Don Valenziano, Jr. • M & G Auctions 1/1995: 384 $2,500 • Robert E. Matthews.

G-6 With a line-like planchet defect in the hair. Sharpness of VF-35 but tooled on the obverse and burnished to remove pitting which is still visible. Col. E. H. R. Green • B. G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.), 4/26/1943 $8 • A. Kosoff • Oscar J. Pearl • Numismatic Gallery FPL, 1944: 144 $250 • Charles M. Williams • Numismatic Gallery #68,11/1950: 168 $165 • Christian M. Petersen $225 • Hollinbeck Coin Co. • Hollinbeck Coin Co. #166, 10/ 1953: 311 $660 • Dorothy Paschal, 9/1972 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 282 $1,045 • Robert E. Matthews (Matthews Money Tree Co.) State IV. Reverse illustrated in Early American Cents.

G-6 Sharpness of VF-25 but the obverse is covered with raised corrosion. Charles M. Williams • Dr. Charles L. Ruby, 12/1972 • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. • Superior Galleries 2/1974: 544 $585 • Allen F. Lovejoy. Stack's 10/1982: 635 • Jack H. Robinson • McLaughlin & Robinson Coins #4326, 9/1987: 237 $907.50 • Joel Spingarn, 4/27/1993 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. 1/1996: 275 $1,045.

G-6 Purchased unattributed by Jerry Yeager, 6/1993 • Rod Widok (R & J Rare Coin Gallery), 4/1994 • Denis W. Loring, 4/1994 • Frank H. Stillinger. State VI.