Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Obverse 5. LIB almost touch. Point of curl is below the center of upright of B.

Reverse J.

Die states: I. Reverse has at least 10 sets of clash marks, plainest from drapery between s 0, right of (N)E to F, and from hair within wreath. Dentils are weak. Newcomb 6-H.

II. Cracks from rim to lowest curl to center of 1; through base of date; from rim down to end of drapery; and through tops of LIBE to rim. Newcomb 6b-H.

III. Crack through base of date now extends below curl to rim at left.

IV. Reverse crack from rim through E(D) to the wreath. Newcomb 6c-Hb.

V. Reverse crack extends through N(E), wreath, and O(F) to the rim. Newcomb 6c-Hc.

VI. Rim break joins 18 and extends below the lowest curl. Very rare.

VII. Another piece has fallen from the die: a rim break now joins the middle base of the lowest curl. Very rare.

Newcomb 6d-Hc.

VIII. Still another piece out of the die: rim break of state VI now extends well beyond the left edge of the lowest curl.

Equivalents: Proskey 8. Doughty 186. McGirk 6A-6D. Ross 8:5-H. Newcomb 10. Sheldon 252. EAC 11. Encyclopedia 1754.

Rarity 2.

Condition Census:

AU-55 Malcolm N. Jackson • The United States Coin Co. 5/1913: 1260 $4 • Henry C. Hines. Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner • Anthony Terranova • M & G Auctions 1/ 1995: 397 $9,075 • Chris Victor-McCawley (CVM). Obverse illustrated in Newcomb, in Early American Cents, and in Penny Whimsy.

Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

AU-55 Willard C. Blaisdell • Del Bland.

AU-50 Larry Whitlow (Beverly Hills Coin Shop), 4/1967 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973: 569 $425 • A-Mark Coin Co. • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. • Pine Tree Auction Co. 2/1975: 759 $400 • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. • Superior Galleries 2/1976: 370 $600 • John Rowe ill (Southwest Numismatic Corp.) • Ray Byrne (Cleveland).

AU-50 Some weak striking. Charles J. Dupont • Stack's 9/1954: 434 $35 • Dorothy Nelson • Stack's 2/1976: 71 $200 • William P. Paul (American Heritage Minting) • unknown • Bowers and Merena 4/1986: 952 $2,090 • unknown • Bowers and Merena 1/1994: 230 $2,750. State V.

AU-50 Clinton Hollins • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz, 11/ 30/1974 • C. Douglas Smith.

AU-50 McIntire Numismatic Auctions 4/1985: 1310 $770 • unknown • Heritage Numismatic Auctions #5, 12/1985: 1017 $1,155.

AU-50 W. W. C. Wilson • Wayte Raymond for The Anderson Galleries #1996, 11/1925: 216 $33 • Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 418 $41 • George H. Clapp • ANS. State V Reverse illustrated in Early American Cents and in Penny Whimsy.

AU-50 Julius L. Brown - S. H. Chapman 5/1911: 939 $4 • Henry Cibson • Stack's 11/1974: 18 $310 • "DRF."

EF-45 J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #348, 5/1935: 30 $6.25 • George H. Clapp • ANS. State II.

EF-45 John Rowe III (Southwest Numismatic Corp.) • George E. Ewing, Jr. • Del Bland • Dr. Philip W. Ralls.

EF-45 C. Douglas Smith • Dr. Charles L. Ruby, 12/ 1972 • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. • Superior Galleries 2/1974: 608 $350.

EF-45 Bowers and Ruddy Galleries 1/1982: 2272 $750.

EF-45 Norm Spearlock.

EF-45 A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd. (London) • New Netherlands Coin Co. #50, 12/1957: 1223 $37 • C. Douglas Smith. Julian Leidman • Auction Galleries of Oakbrook, Ltd. 9/1982: 18 $525.

EF-45 Dr. James O. Sloss, 9/1958 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • A. Kosoff 10/1959: 85 $38 • Allen E. McDowell.