Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Obverse 3. LI nearly touch. Base of upright of R almost touches the highest wave of the hair. Minute die chip below I. Broken Y, its top above that of T.

Reverse C. Fraction 1/000, left stem elongated. Same as reverse L of 1801 number 17.

Die states: 1. Perfect obverse with no clash marks and no flaking. Reverse cracked from the rim to curve of D. Faint clash marks from curls at STA, from drapery at ATFS 0, and from hair within the wreath, as in 1801 number 17 state III.

II. Rust on the bust above drapery. Slight scaling develops in the left and right obverse fields, gradually increasing in area and intensity. Reverse crack through D is heavier and extends to the wreath. Oashmarks from curls at STA and from hair within the wreath, as in 1801 number 17 state VI. Scaling begins in the field between D 5, at first faint, later extending into STA. Newcomb 3-Cb.

III. The crack through D continues through (N)E and the wreath, eventually reaching the rim between F A. Newcomb 3-Cc.

IV. Cracked from the rim through the right pendant of (s)T, to the top two left leaves, top right double leaf, triple leaf, and O(F) to the rim. McGirk IB. Newcomb 3-Cd. Rare.

V. At least six sets of blurry clash marks.

VI. Severe bulge nearly obliterates TES. Equivalents: Proskey 1. Doughty 164. McGirk 1A, 1B. Ross I-A. Newcomb 6. Sheldon 228. EAC 4. Encyclopedia 1745.

Rarity 2.

Remarks: State I was apparently struck between states III and IV of 1801 number 17. The 1802 obverse was then laid aside and the 1801 obverse sent back to press. Newcomb's 3-Cd encompasses states IV, V, and VI combined.

Condition Census:

MS-64 David Proskey • Henry C. Hines • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/ 1992 • Eric Streiner • Jay Parrino (The Mint) • unknown • Superior Stamp & Coin 9/1997: 55 $37,400 .Thomas D. Reynolds. Reverse illustrated in Penny Whimsy. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

MS-63 From England • Dr. James O. Sloss, 9/1958 • R.E. Naftzger, Jr. • A. Kosoff 10/1959: 62 $700 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner.

MS-61 Thomas E. Werner • Garry Fitzgerald, 1/9/1972 • C. Douglas Smith. State II.

MS-61 Frederic W. Geiss • B. Max Mehl #109, 2/1947: 75 $48.50 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • A. Kosoff 10/1959: 63 $360 • Emanuel Taylor, 10/1960 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., • New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973: 544 $2,600 • Gene Reale • Sotheby's (New York) #7083, 1/1998: 34 $12,650 • Anthony Terranova and Chris Victor-MCCawley (CVM) • John B. MacDonald.

MS-61 With some flat striking on top of head and on lower reverse. Stephen C. Fenton (Knightsbridge Coins, London), 7/20/1988 • a collector.

AU-55 Jack H. Beymer.

AU-50 A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd. (London) • New Netherlands Coin Co. #52, 12/1958: 119 $230 • Stack's.

Dorothy Nelson • Stack's 2/1976: 62 $1,300 • William R. T. Smith • Lillian Willins.

AU-50 From Glasgow, Scotland, 1946 • Willard C. Blaisdell • Del Bland • C. Douglas Smith • Julian Leidman • Kagin's Numismatic Auctions#329, 1/1983: 104 $1,210 • Julian Leidman • Denis W. Loring, 10/17/1988 • Dr. Bruce Reinoehl.

AU-50 Robert D. Book, 5/1930 • George H. Clapp. ANS. State II. Obverse illustrated in Early American Cents and in Penny Whimsy.

EF-45 Sharpness of AU-55 but cleaned and retoned with many darkish spots on reverse. William T. R. Jester. Thomas L. Elder 12/1914: 11 $9.50 • Henry C. Hines. Dr. William H. Sheldon • Charles R. Mathewson, 1955 • Copley Coin Co., 11/1955 • Louis Helfenstein. Lester Merkin 8/1964: 25 $750 • unknown. Del Bland, 8/1969 • Dr. Dane B. Nielsen, 2/10/1972 • C. Douglas Smith, 3/30/1992 • Eric Streiner • Superior Galleries 10/1992: 107. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Newcomb.

EF-45 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.

EF-45 With some blunt striking on the obverse. Double struck reverse. Jody Hawkins • Robert L. Hughes Enterprises 6/ 1980: 25 • Douglas F. Bird, 9/1988 • Gary Ruttenberg, 10/1/1990 Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. 1/1996: 321 $3,080 • Chris Kromer.

EF-40 Charles E. Clapp, Sr., 3/1921 • George H. Clapp • ANS. State I. Reverse illustrated in Early American Cents.

EF-40 Sharpness of AU-50 but some verdigris and scratches. Leonard Kusterer • Benjamin H. Levin. Denis W. Loring, 5/1984 Fred H. Borcherdt.

EF-40 Norman W. Pullen, 11/1983 • John D. Wright. EF-40 Del Bland • Carl Windon, 3/31/1988 • Del Bland • Robert W. Everett (Classical American Coins) • Mark Emtman.

EF-40 Sharpness of AU-50 but traces of verdigris. Stephen Fischer • Thomas D. Reynolds.

EF-40 With some blunt striking on lower reverse. Present whereabouts unknown. Illustrated in the 1879 Frossard Monograph.

EF-40 Charles H. Deetz, 9/1926 • George H. Clapp • ANS • Dr. William H. Sheldon. State IV.

EF-40 Barney Bluestone #57, 1/1941: 295 $13.85. Judge Thomas L. Gaskill • New Netherlands Coin Co., privately 11/1956 • Dorothy Paschal.

EF-40 The United States Coin Co. 1/1916: 351 • Frank Hussey • New Netherlands Coin Co. #54, 4/1960: 1423 $50 • "JAR."

EF-40 An American collection • Glendining & Co., Ltd. (London) 12/1965: 641.

EF-40 Homer K. Downing • 1952 ANA (New Netherlands Coin Co. #38): 1900 $35 • C. Douglas Smith. Gordon J. Wrubel.

EF-40 Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 346 $45 • Leonard M. Holland. Pennypacker Auction Centre, 5/1959 $37.50.