Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Obverse 11. LI are very close, E leans right, R is high, and the left base of y is broken. Hair above 1 is weaker than usual but does not quite qualify as a bald spot.

Reverse R. Spike points to the right from the inner curve of C(E). Berry right of (N)E is practically stemless.

Edge: Plain edge (PE) and single-flange edge (SFE). Die states: I. Comma-shaped chip in the right obverse field just over half the distance from the throat to the rim. Scattered rust pits at 00 of the date. Reverse has scattered rust pits near STAT.

II. Rust pits on the bust and drapery. Reverse has a faint clash mark at the berry right of (N)E with additional rust pits in the fields.

III. Dies reground to remove clash marks: the shoulder loop is faint and the hair is incomplete. Gash marks from the dentils above ERTY, from 00 of the fraction at E, and from part of CA at TY. Rust pit ("horn") on upper bridge of the nose. Extended chips at 00 of the date. Reverse has a die chip like a short spine left from the left bow.

IV. Cracked across the upper hair to the brow, below TY, and to the right rim. Advanced reverse rust.

V. Cracked from the left rim to hair grazing top of the knot.

VI. Buckling advances and nearly obliterates ERTY. Equivalents: McGirk 4M. Ross 18:14-0. Clapp-Newcomb 25. EAC 22. Sheldon 212. Encyclopedia 1737.

Rarity 3.

Remarks: Independently discovered by McGirk and Ross. Ross confused this with Doughty 154 (number 21).

Formerly often confused with number 12 because of the pattern of die chips around the date. A state with heavily clashed dies may exist between our states II and III.

Condition Census:

AU-50 With a trace of a large shallow planchet defect on Miss Liberty. Maj. William Boerum Wetmore • S. H. & H. Chapman 6/1906: 565 $20 • S. H. & H. Chapman • Joseph c. Mitchelson, 1913 • Connecticut State Library.

AU-50 Robert D. Book, 5/1930 • George H. Clapp • ANS. State III. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Clapp-New-comb. Reverse illustrated in Early American Cents and in Penny Whimsy.

AU-50 Charles E. Clapp, Sr., 3/1921 • George H. Clapp • ANS • Dr. William H. Sheldon. State II. Obverse illustrated in Early American Cents and in Penny Whimsy. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

EF-40 Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 309 $80 • J. c. Morgenthau & Co. #461, 5/1945: 309 $76 • Wayte Raymond • New Netherlands Coin Co. #32, 3/1951: 625 $27 • Willard C. Blaisdell. Del Bland • Jerry A. Bobbe • Charles E. Harrison, 8/1991 • Denis W. Loring, 9/1991 • Thomas D. Reynolds.

EF-40 Sharpness of AU-50 but a few nicks, scratches and some light porosity. Dr. William H. Sheldon • ANS.

EF-40 Sharpness of AU-55 but scratches and an obverse planchet defect; dark olive. Consignment Dorado • Coin Galleries 11/1981: 1454 $500 • Frank H. Stillinger.

EF-40 Sharpness of AU-50 but some light corrosion and verdigris. C. David Pierce, 1945 • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 1956 • C. Douglas Smith, 1971 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 312 $1,045 • David Liljestrand (Dave's Coin & Stamp Co.) • Chris Victor McCawley (CVM), 6/9/1989 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr .• Superior Stamp & Coin Co. 1/1996: 295 $1,870 • Stuart "Mac" MacDonald • Heritage Numismatic Auctions 9/ 1997: 5149 $2,875 • Thomas D. Reynolds. State V.

EF-40 Sharpness of AU-50 but scratched. Thomas Warner • S. H. & H. Chapman 6/1884: 3011 $4.25 • unknown • Col. E. H. R. Green • B. G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.) • Eric P. Newman, 7/16/1985 • Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Foundation.

EF-40 Sharpness of AU-50 but some minute corrosion. Denis W. Loring, 1968 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr .• Superior Galleries 9/1986: 311 $797.50 • Robinson, Victor -McCawley (RVM) • Richard C. Dempsey • Superior Galleries 6/1988: 3990 $770. State II.

EF-40 The property of a Gentleman • Sotheby's (London) 5/1987: 555 • William P. Paul (American Heritage Minting).

VF-35 Sharpness of AU-55 but covered with nicks and dents. Robert D. Book, 5/1930 • George H. Clapp. ANS.

VF-35 Paul McDowell, 2/7/1969 • C. F. Gordon, Jr .• Dr. Philip W. Ralls • Superior Galleries 9/1993: 110.

VF-35 Ellis Robison • Stack's 2/1982: 424 $260 • Fred H. Borcherdt.

VF-35 Blaise J. Dantone (Peachtree Coin Shop) • Philip Branson • Paramount International Coin Corp. 2/1975: 137 $160 • Denis W. Loring, 3/1975. Richard H. Wright. Valley Plaza Coins (Richard H. Wright) FPL #1, Fall 1976: 307 $310 • Jeffrey Oliphant.

VF-35 Sharpness of AU-50 but some pitting and porosity. Purchased unattributed in 1/1991 by Chris Victor McCawley (CVM).

VF-35 Sharpness of AU-50 but cleaned and recolored with some obverse nicks. Purchased by Gerald Silbert (Marblehead Coins) • Bowers and Merena 11/1994: 2052 not sold • Gerald Silbert (Marblehead Coins) • Peter Boisvert.

VF-35 With blunt striking at the tops of ERTY. Heritage Numismatic Auctions 10/1995: 5669.

VF-35 Sharpness of AU-50 but right obverse field lightly scraped. Richard B. Winsor • S. H. & H. Chapman 12/1895: 866 $10.50 • George H. Earle, Jr. • Henry Chapman 6/1912: 3417 $2.50 • Elmer S. Sears. John E. Burton. Thomas L. Elder for The Anderson Galleries #1171, 11/1915: 246 as "D-146" • Frank Hussey • New Netherlands Coin Co. #54,4/1960: 1414 $120 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr .• New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973: 526 $200 • A-Mark Coin Co. • Superior Stamp & Coin Co.

VF-35 Mid-American Rare Coin Auctions 1/1989: 15 $616.