Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Obverse 3. RTY are weak.

Reverse F. Fraction bar is squared off at the left end and pointed at the right. Stemless leaves below (N)T.

Edge: Single-flange edge (SFE) and plain edge (PE). Die states: I. Rust pits around the final 0 as before.

No cracks.

II. Reverse has triple clash marks in and near the wreath and from RTY at ICA. Cracked. from the rim through the top serif of E(R), later to the left base of that E, and into the field, however, not reaching the leaf. Cracked from the fraction bar to the ribbon and UN, later extending into the field above the final 0, and becoming heavy.

III. Crack joins bases of 100.

IV. Rim break below the fraction.

V. Rim break joins the fraction and covers the bases of 100.

Equivalents: Doughty 142. Proskey 4. McGirk 2C, 20.

Ross 3:2-Cb. Clapp-Newcomb 4. Sheldon 193. EAC 6. Encyclopedia 1736.

Rarity 4.

Remarks: When Dr. Sheldon wrote Early American Cents, he had seen not over three in VF or better, "and not more than a dozen or so in all."

Condition Census:

MS-61 From England • New Netherlands Coin Co., privately 5/24/1951 • C. Douglas Smith, 1/1957 • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner, 4/1992 • John B. MacDonald. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Penny Whimsy and in Noyes.

EF-45 With two small low spots on reverse. Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 278 $47.50 • Roscoe F. Ballard • Numismatic Gallery FPL, Fall 1946 $60 • Sheraton Coin Co. • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 9/1957 • C. Douglas Smith, 1971 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 273 $1,320 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. 1/1996: 266 $4,620 • Wes A. Rasmussen. State II.

VF-30 Sharpness of EF-45 but some porosity. Charles J. Dupont • Stack's 9/1954: 288 $110. Mrs. R. Henry Norweb • Bowers and Merena 11/1988: 2785 $660 • Thomas D. Reynolds.

VF-25 A. J. Brown, 1/1934 George H. Clapp • ANS. Reverse illustrated in Clapp-Newcomb and in Early American Cents.

VF-25 Stephen Fischer • Dr. Philip W. Ralls, 3/1985 • Wes A. Rasmussen.

VF-25 F. C. C. Boyd, 1936 • Willard C. Blaisdell • Gordon J. Wrubel • Jerry A. Boboo • Kenneth D. Pines.

VF-25 1966 ANA (A. Kosoff and Numismatic Enterprises): 1430 $500 • unknown • Walt Ankerman, 8/1978 • Dr. Philip W. Ralls • Superior Galleries 9/1993: 93.

VF-20 Sharpness of EF-40 but finely porous. George K. Pretsch • Herbert A. Silberman, 11/1977 • Chuck Furjanic, 7/8/1978 • Richard V. Punchard.

VF-20 Charles R. Mathewson • Robert Le Blanc (Le Blanc Numismatics) • Denis W. Loring, 7/1982 • Dr. Bruce Reinoehl.

VF-20 Sharpness of VF-30 but hairline scratches on obverse. George H. Clapp, 3/31/1949 • Carnegie Institute.

F-15 David Proskey • Henry C. Hines • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 1947 • Adm. Worthington S. Bitler, 8/1960 • A. Kosoff, 4/1961 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., • New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973: 510 $350 • Dr. John M. Tondra, 1980 • Garry Fitzgerald.

F-15 Robert J. Kissner • Stack's 6/1975: 325 $85 • "AEA."

F-15 Homer K. Downing • 1952 ANA (New Netherlands Coin Co. #38): 1851 $11.50 • M. L. Kaplan • Thos. P. Warfield • Associated Coin Auction Co. 10/ 1955: 304 $43.