Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Overdates

Obverse 1. Overdate, 1800/179. Serif of 7 is visible at the top of 8 with a trace of 9 in first O. T is slightly high.

Reverse A. Long fraction bar with a die scratch extending it to the left (this fades). Numerator is left of center. 0 is below F. A die chip is found on the base of a leaf opposite IT and another is located on the wreath stem at junction of the leaf below the left bow. Berry below E(D) is stemless.

Edge: unknown.

Die states: L Perfect dies.

II. Heavy clash mark from the head in the left wreath near IT, O(N), and C(E).

Equivalents: Ross 7:4-G. Clapp-Newcomb 8. Sheldon NC-1. EAC 10. Encyclopedia 1736.

Rarity 8. Three known.

Remarks: Discovered by George R. Ross. The discovery coin was in an Elder sale, December 1928. This coin, now in the ANS, has a peculiar shaped E(D) as described by Sheldon. (Early American Cents, p. 244; Penny Whimsy, p. 254.) This is most likely the result of a dent on the coin. The Thomas D. Reynolds coin has doubling on parts of the reverse.

Condition Census:

F-12 Purchased unattributed on 4/14/1991 at the Westchester Coin Club Show by James E. Long, Jr. (J. E. L. Coins), 7/1992 •Larry Briggs Rare Coins • Early Copper Auction #7, 1/1993: 82 $31,900 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. 1/1996: 271 $23,100 • Daniel W. Holmes, Jr. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

VG-8 Dr. George R. Ross • Thomas L. Elder 5/1937: 648 $15 • George H. Clapp • ANS. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Clapp-Neuxomb, in Early American Cents, and in Penny Whimsy.

Gd-6 Purchased unattributed by Leonard Saunders, later attributed and sold on 7/29/1993 to Thomas D. Reynolds.

No other examples have been reported.