Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Obverse 8. Large E with its base low. T corrected from an erroneous Y. Arms of yare visible on both sides of the upright of T. Die scratch, or defect, from the rim into the field below 1.

Reverse H. Long fraction bar almost joins both ribbons. Die chip hangs from end of the right ribbon; another from the right pendant of (N)T.

Die states: I. Perfect dies with no clash marks or visible rim breaks.

II. Clash marks from misplaced leaves between tops of TY and rim, at first multiple, later fading. Clash marks from other leaves behind the head and before the chin. Tiny rim break involves three dentils below 18, not reaching tops of the dentils; centering may not permit these to show. Reverse has dash marks from dentils in the field between the wreath and AMERICA. Newcomb 7b-F.

III. Reverse has a faint crack from the rim above A(T) to the top of (S)T. Clash marks from the drapery below TES to the center of o.

IV. Cracked from the rim between S 0 to the tops of OF. Cracked from the rim above A(M) to the left top of M. The state III crack is plainer. Newcomb 7b-Fb.

V. The obverse clash marks are much weaker. The rim break below 18 is slightly larger, involving five dentils, but is still confined to the height of the dentils. Reverse has at least six sets of clash marks from the drapery near F. The second crack of state IV now joins the tops of AMERICA.

VI. Obverse reground to remove clash marks, blurring dentils near the date. Additional blurry clash marks in the field between brow and y. Reverse rim break on ATE, covering the top of T and touching the left top serif of s. Newcomb Zc-Fc.

VII. Rim break below 18 is still larger. Additional heavier clash marks above the drapery and below v, Reverse cracks through the tops of ST to the rim break and through the tops of ES to the rim where it joins the first crack of state ill. Newcomb 7c-Fd.

Equivalents: Proskey 5. Doughty 168. McGirk IDA, 10B. Ross 4-E. Newcomb 10. Sheldon 232. EAC 10. Encyclopedia 1747.

Rarity 1.

Remarks: ANS has a specimen, ex Mrs. C. D. Norton, with the obverse struck through a round-headed pin.

The pin was bent at a right angle, originally about 33 millimeters long and not embedded, probably dropping out in the Mint. (Illustrated in Doty, Macmillan Encyclopedic Dictionary of Numismatics, s.v. Error, p. 127.)

Condition Census:

MS-65 Col. James W. Ellsworth, 3/1923 • Wayte Raymond, 3/1923 • George H. Clapp • ANS • Dr. William H. Sheldon. Reverse illustrated in Newcomb. Obverse and reverse illustraed in Early American Cents and in Noyes.

MS-60 Charles M. Williams • Numismatic Gallery #68, 11/1950: 194 $29 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner. Reverse illustrated in Noyes.

MS-60 John P. Lyman • S. H. Chapman 11/1913, 420 $8.25 • Henry Chapman • unknown • Del Bland, 1970 • Alan Meghrig, 2/3/1995 $3,500 • Del Bland, 3/10/ 1995 • Allan Kollar.

MS-60 Dr. George P. French, 3/21/1929 • B. Max Mehl FPL, 1929: 274 $65 • "5."

MS-60 William G. Preston, 10/15/1901 • Museum of Fine Arts (Boston) • 1976 ANA (Stack's): 245 $2,300 • Robert L. Hughes Enterprises FPLs, 1979 $2,200.

MS-60 Bowers and Merena Galleries 8/1983: 277 $2,750. AU-55 Homer K. Downing • 1952 ANA (New Netherlands Coin Co. 4#38): 1906 $9 • Harold Bareford, 9/13/ 1985 • Herman Halpern • Stack's 3/1988: 208 $4,675 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • Early American Coppers 5/1990: 61 $4,000.

AU-55 Henry C. Hines • Arthur C. Fritz • Rudolph Khol • Federal Coin Exchange FPL, 1952 $65 • 1954 ANA (Federal Coin Exchange): 1024 $58.50 • Federal Coin Exchange • Federal Coin Exchange 10/1955: 1166 $152.50 • Emanuel Taylor, 10/1960 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • New Netherlands Coin Co. ll/1973: 547 $650 • Del Bland, 11/1973 • Jeffrey Oliphant.

AU-55 Charles H. Deetz, 9/1926 • George H. Clapp • ANS • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973: 548 $550. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Penny Whimsy.

AU-55 James B. Wilson • Thomas L. Elder #21, 10/1908: 1012 $4 • Henry Chapman • Albert F. Holden, 1913 • Mrs. R. Henry Norweb • Bowers and Merena 11/1988: 2808 $2,200 • Anthony Terranova • Superior Galleries 2/1991: 735 $1,925 • Gary Ruttenberg • M &: G Auctions 8/1996: 220 $3,960. W. M. "Jack" Wadlington.

AU-55 Robert F. Batchelder, 1965 • Lelan G. Rogers. AU- 55 John Phillips, 8/1977 • Fred Sweeney Rare Coins.

AU-55 Sharpness of MS-61 but two very long obverse scratches. Henry C. Miller • Thomas L. Elder 4/1917: 787 $7.50 • Henry Chapman • Col. E. H. R. Green • B. G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp &: Coin Co.) • Eric P. Newman, 7/16/1985 • Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Foundation.

AU-55 Carl Wurtzbach • Charles Wheeler • 1976 ANA (Stack's): 354 $550 • Rare Coin Company of America, 12/1976 • Robert Schick.

AU-55 Barney Bluestone #81, 3/1944: 1105 $43.05 • Leonard M. Holland • Pennypacker Auction Centre, 5/1959 $90 • Louis Helfenstein • Lester Merkin 8/1964: 28 $450 • Dr. Boyd E. Hayward. State VII.

AU-55 Dr. James O. Sloss, 9/1958 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • A. Kosoff 10/1959: 68 $100 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • A. Kosoff 10/1961: 273 $130 • Dr. Wayne G. Slife.

AU-55 Joseph Zanoni • Thomas Cleneay • S. H. &: H. Chapman 12/1890: 1819 $12.75 • Peter Mougey • William H. Woodin • Thomas L. Elder #43, 9/1910: 48 $13 • William Sleicher • S. H. Chapman 10/1919: 974 $16 • S. H. Chapman • unknown • Paramount International Coin Corp. 7/1976: 18 $1,000.

AU-55 Seen in Baltimore in 11/1998.