Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Obverse 9.

Reverse L. Fraction 1/000. Left stem has an elongated point, nearly touching the right base of u. Chip below E(D). Bases of u and D are low.

Die states: I. Crumbling atop RT. Clash marks from the dentils through LIBERTY. Reverse has a clash mark from the neck right of (N)E. Newcomb 9c-G.

II. Rim break on the very tops of RT. Cracked from the rim to the curve of D.

III. Rim break above IB is much heavier. The rim break of state II extends down the outer curve of R.

IV. The rim break at RT is still heavier, touching the left top of Y. Reverse has heavy dash marks from the drapery at ATES 0 and from the hair at the berry left of C(E). Newcomb 9d-Gb.

V. Rim break now covers the outer curve of R and the left arm of T. Reverse with additional clash marks at STA from the curls. Newcomb 9e-Gb.

VI. Huge rim break at end of the drapery. Newcomb 9f-Gb. Very rare.

Equivalents: Proskey 3. Doughty 158. McGirk IE, IF, 1G, 1H. Newcomb 11. Sheldon 223. EAC 16. Encyclopedia 1744.

Rarity 1.

Remarks: Struck in 1802, after 1802 numbers 1-3.

Condition Census:

MS-63 Lorin G. Parmelee • New York Coin & Stamp Co. 6/1890: 790 $22 • S. H. & H. Chapman • John G. Mills • S. H. & H. Chapman 4/1904: 1260 $52.50 • Carl Wurtzbach • Virgil M. Brand. B. G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.), 6/28/1944 $125 • Thomas L. Elder, 7/8/1944. Leonard M. Holland • Pennypacker Auction Centre, 5/1959 $150 • Louis Helfenstein • Lester Merkin 8/1964: 22 $2,200 • Richard Picker • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 Eric Streiner • Jay Parrino (The Mint). State V. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

MS-60 Found in an old trunk in Rhode Island. Clarence S. Bement • Henry Chapman 5/1916: 312 $210 • Dr. Henry W. Beckwith • S. H. Chapman 4/1923: 23 $105 • Elmer S. Sears • Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 331 $152.50 • Floyd T. Starr • Stack's 6/1984: 37 $3,740 • Douglas F. Bird. Michael Kramer • Heritage Numismatic Auctions 11/1996: 6490. State III. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Newcomb. Obverse illustrated in Early American Cents and in Penny Whimsy.

MS-60 Consignment E Iowa • Hollinbeck Stamp and Coin Co. #32, 4/1946: 1093 $166 • Consignment B Oregon • Hollinbeck Stamp and Coin Co. #90, 10/1950: 1853 $101 • C. Douglas Smith, 1971 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 329 $3,190 • Anthony Terranova • Stack's • Andrew M. Hain.

AU-55 Dr. George P. French, 3/21/1929 • B. Max Mehl FPL, 1929: 255 $250 • Henry A. Sternberg, 1930 • T. James Clarke, 1944 • B. Max Mehl • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973: 537 $2,500 • Gene Reale • Sotheby's (New York) #7083, 1/1998: 33 $8,800 • Richard T. #Rick" Coleman, Jr. Reverse illustrated in Early American Cents and in Penny Whimsy.

AU-50 C. David Pierce • Hollinbeck Stamp and Coin Co. FPL, 1945: 28 $250 • Standish Hall • James Kelly 4/ 1957: 78 $180 • R. L. Miles, Jr. • Stack's 4/1969: 105 $525 • Consignment J • Stack's 12/1977: 574 $1,100.

AU-50 1964 ANA (Federal Brand Enterprises): 85 $525.

EF-45 H. E. Morey, 11/1900 • Dr. Thomas Hall, 9/7/ 1909 • Virgil M. Brand • New Netherlands Coin Co. privately 6/10/1952 • Harold Bareford, 9/13/1985 • Herman Halpem • Stack's 3/1988: 196 $1,760.

EF-45 John Work Garrett • Johns Hopkins University • Bowers and Ruddy Galleries 11/1979: 102 $600 • First Coinvestors.

EF-45 Steve Ivy Numismatic Auctions #2, 4/1978: 16 • Jody Hawkins • Robert L. Hughes Enterprises 6/1980: 24 $1,100 • Douglas F. Bird • McLaughlin & Robinson Coins #4160, 9/1986: 354 not sold • Douglas F. Bird • Michael Kramer, 10/1987 • Gary Ruttenberg • M&G Auctions 8/1996: 211 $1,980 • Dr. Eugene Sherman • Superior Stamp & Coin 9/1997: 54 $2,860 • Chris Victor-McCawley (CVM).

EF-45 Carl Wurtzbach, 3/1937 • Judge Thomas L. Gaskill • New Netherlands Coin Co., privately 11/1956 • Dorothy Paschal • C. Douglas Smith.

EF-45 David Bland, Jr., 4/1976 as "Unc."

EF-45 Thomas L. Elder 7/1916: 678 • Frank Hussey • New Netherlands Coin Co. #54, 4/1960: 1420 $62.50 • "DMI."