Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Obverse 5.

Reverse E. Three Errors: the denominator reads 000, U was first punched inverted (rotated 180°) then corrected, and the left stem end is missing. M is obviously repunched.

Die states: 1. Severe clash marks from the dentils through BERTY and right. Clash marks from 100 show near BER, and from CA at the brow. Reverse perfect. Newcomb 4b-B.

II. Bulge at ERTY with faint traces of a second bulge left of the lowest curl. Extremely rare.

Equivalents: Newcomb 4. Sheldon 218. EAC 8. Encyclopedia 1742.

High Rarity 5.

Remarks: May exist in an early state without obverse clash marks from the dentils.

Discovered by Howard R. Newcomb.

Struck between states I and II of number 7. Apparently Scot withdrew the reverse to polish off clash marks, leaving the obverse in the press to perish: triage. Possibly he did not expect the obverse to last long enough that removal of clash marks would make a difference.

Condition Census:

VF-30 Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 316 $105 • George H. Clapp • ANS. State 1. Obverse illustrated in Newcomb and in Penny Whimsy. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Early American Cents and in Noyes.

F-15 Sharpness of VF-25 but lightly rough. Supposedly from ANS, 1934 via Howland Wood (curator) in exchange for a Greek gold coin to Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972. R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner • Early American Coppers 4/1994: 269 $9,500 • Daniel W. Holmes, Jr. State II.

F-12 James G. Macallister, 1932 • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 8/19/1950 • C. Douglas Smith, 1971 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 321 $4,180 • Jack H. Robinson • Superior Galleries 1/1989: 461 $7,425 • John R. Frankenfield. State II.

VG-10 Charles J. Dupont • Stack's 9/1954: 322 $160 • Dorothy Paschal • William R. T. Smith, 4/1978 • John D. Wright.

VG-10 Bowers and Merena 1/1992: 1005 $5,060 • Thomas D. Reynolds and Chris Victor-McCawley (CVM), 4/24/1993 • Dr. Ralph W. Rucker.

VG-10 Purchased unattributed in 11/1986 from W. Hagen by Thomas D. Reynolds • Darwin B. Palmer, Jr. • Fred H. Borcherdt.

VG-8 Purchased unattributed in 3/1974 from Nashua Coin Shop by Denis W. Loring, 5/1974 • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz • C. Douglas Smith • William R. T. Smith, 12/ 1975 • Denis W. Loring, 1/1976 • Dr. Byron M. Stuart • 1977 ANA (Kagin's Numismatic Auctions #309): 315 $250 • Dr. Willard J. Carmel, Jr. • Jack H. Beymer, 5/15/ 1982 • Frank H. Stillinger • Darwin B. Palmer, Jr. • James E. Long, Jr. (J. E. L. Coins) • Denis W. Loring, 2/28/1996 • Dr. Bruce Reinoehl.

VG-8 Sharpness of EF-40 but corroded. C. J. Dochkus, 12/14/1954 • Dr. Charles L. Ruby, 12/1972 • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. • Superior Galleries 2/1974: 565 $475 • Fred S. Werner • Superior Galleries 11/1976: 59 $325 • Raymond Kelly • Kagin's Numismatic Auctions #317, 10/1979: 965 $400 • David Anderson • Wes A. Rasmussen.

VG-8 Howard R. Newcomb, 5/1924 • George H. Clapp • Henry C. Hines • Homer K. Downing • 1952 ANA (New Netherlands Coin Co. #38): 1882 $50 • Lester Bernstein. Stack's 4/1986: 72 $1,870. Frank H. Stillinger.

VG-8 Darwin B. Palmer, Jr. • James E. Long, Jr. (J. E. L.Coins) • Stephen Fischer • Chris Victor-McCawley (CVM) FPL #55, 11-12/1997 $6,750.

VG-7 Sharpness of F-12 but porous. Raymond Gallo, 10/1960 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973: 531 $375 • William R. T. Smith • Jack H. Beymer.

VG-7 Sharpness of F-15 but edge scrape and slightly rough with reverse lightly burnished. Dr. George P. French, 3/21/1929 • B. Max Mehl FPL, 1929: 263 $20 • James G. Macallister • Henry C. Hines • Lillian Scheer, 1948 • Homer K. Downing, privately • Willard C. Blaisdell • Del Bland • Robert E. Vail, 11/21/1988 • Del Bland. Pete Smith.

VG-7 Purchased in 4/1991 by Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz • James E. Long, Jr. (J. E. L. Coins).

VG-7 Mayflower Coin Auctions 12/1961: 90 $77.

VG-7 Walter Breen • Thos. P. Warfield. Associated Coin Auction Co. 10/1955: 327 $41.

G-6 Ray Chatham, 8/1958 • A. Kosoff, 7/1959 • Adm. Worthington S. Bitler, 8/1960 • A. Kosoff, 1973. A Mark Coin Co., privately 1973 • Del Bland, 9/19/1973 • Philip Van Cleave • Kagin's Numismatic Auctions #340, 11 1986: 5241 $990 • Larry Briggs Rare Coins. State II.

G-6 Sharpness of VG-10 but porous with small pitmarks on reverse. Dean Oakes, 10/12/1985 • JackH. Robinson.

G-6 A. L. Stetson • Thomas L. Elder 6/1932: 2627 • Lewis O. Goodman • New Netherlands Coin Co. 9/1967: 61 $120. John D, Wright. Radford Stearns • Darwin B. Palmer, Jr. • Paul Langseth.

G-6 Ray Chatham • Bradbury K. Thurlow • Mayflower Coin Auctions 12/1967: 230 $480 • Philip Van Cleave, 5/ 1971 • Denis W. Loring, 3/1974 • William C. Noyes.