Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Obverse 7.

Reverse G. Five berries left and four right with none opposite (N)E. Repunched M.

Die states: I. Additional heavy clash marks from leaves below the chin and from dentils through BERT. Cracked from the base of N through the ribbon, left end of the fraction bar, and to the final O. Another from middle of the fraction bar to the right ribbon, in later states extending to (c)A.

II. Cracked from UN to the left ribbon, just below the state I crack, and from the rim through the right top of E, left base of adjacent R, through wreath down to right ribbon, and joining the second crack of state 1. Cracked from the rim to the right ribbon end. Newcomb 11c-Jb.

III. Crack from tops of STATES.

IV. Heavy obverse clash marks from CA at and right of TY; additional dentil clashes.

V. Narrow rim break above STATES. Date weak directly opposite break.

Equivalents: McGirk 16A, 17 A. Ross 5-M. Newcomb 16. Sheldon 238. EAC 16. Encyclopedia 1748.

Low Rarity 4.

Remarks: Discovered by Dr. Charles E. McGirk. His 16A is supposedly a perfect die specimen (untraced); his 17 A is our state II, described from one in the collection of J. A. Walker.

This variety may exist with a rim break on STATES, developed from the crack.

Condition Census:

VF-30 Rud. Kohler, 11/1923 • George H. Clapp • ANS • Dr. William H. Sheldon. State II. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Newcomb and in Noyes.

VF-30 Stack's, 1950 • C. Douglas Smith, 3/1974 • Denis W. Loring, 5/1974 • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz • C. Douglas Smith, 9/1980 • Fred H. Borcherdt.

VF-30 Sharpness of EF-40 but edge dents, scratches; cleaned and recolored. New England Rare Coin Galleries • Denis W. Loring, 3/18/1974 • C. Douglas Smith. State III.

VF-30 Fox Valley Coin Exchange, 1/1995 • Thomas D. Reynolds.

VF-25 Dr. William H. Sheldon • ANS. Reverse illustrated in Early American Cents and in Penny Whimsy.

VF-25 Delaware Valley Coin & Stamp Co., 9/1983 • John Darmanin.

VF-25 Sharpness of VF-35 but some nicks; cleaned and recolored. Purchased in 11/1988 by Jack H. Beymer • Dr. Harry Salyards.

VF-20 Dr. George P. French, 3/21/1929 • B. Max Mehl FPL, 1929: 299 $25 • James G. Macallister • Charles Green (R. Green) • Robert J. Kissner • Stack's 6/1975: 355 $180.

VF-20 Sharpness of VF-30 but some corrosion and porosity on reverse. Howard R. Newcomb, 1/10/1918 • Henry C. Hines • Oscar R. Tompkins • Thos. P. Warfield • Associated Coin Auction Co. 10/1955: 344 $62.50 • Willard C. Blaisdell • Lillian Willins • Early American Coppers 2/1978: 107 $110 • Lillian Willins • Early American Coppers 5/1981: 388 $160 • Denis W. Loring • Dr. Bruce Reinoehl • Early American Coppers 4/1992: 145 $425 • Dr. Willard J. Carmel, Jr.

VF-20 Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz • C. Douglas Smith, 12/1981 • Fred H. Borcherdt.

VF-20 Hollinbeck Kagin Coin Co. #276, 3/1968: 505 • Philip Van Cleave • Kagin's Numismatic Auctions #340, 1/1986: 5265 $605 • C. Douglas Smith • Herman Halpern • Stack's 3/1988: 217 $522.50 • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz • Jack H. Beymer • David L. Palmer. State IV.

VF-20 Sharpness of EF-40 but riddled with tiny nicks. Howard R. Newcomb, privately • Henry C. Hines. Dr. William H. Sheldon • Dorothy Paschal • John S. Ashby, Jr. (Ashby's Best Coppers) • Hans Hansen, 2/10/1990 • Thomas D. Reynolds.

VF-20 Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 380 $7 • Henry C. Hines • Dr. William H. Sheldon • Dorothy Paschal, 1972 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 354 $506 • Jeffrey Oliphant. State III.

VF-20 DeGenoa & Perkis, 7/1983.