Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Obverse 7. IB are very close, E leans right, and RT are high. Wide date with 03 close and 3 touching drapery.

Reverse L. Long fraction bar is skewed to the right and slants up to the right. Broken right foot on all TS. Guide line is visible between S 0 near their tops.

Die states: I. No obverse cracks or clash marks. Reverse has at least six sets of clash marks, from hair within the wreath, from head near u, at lowest leaves on the left, and at the fraction to the right ribbon end and final A. Newcomb 8-K.

II. Faint straight crack from the right side of 3 through drapery and curls on the neck almost to the center dot, later extending to the rim below 3. At least three rows of clash marks from dentils through LIBER and to the left. Reverse has a very faint crack from the tops of ME to the rim between ER. Newcomb 8b-K. See Remarks.

III. Crack from the rim near 3 through end of drapery to the rim above. This originates from the same point on the rim as the crack of state II. Reverse guide line has faded out. Newcomb 8c-K.

IV. The crack of state III is very heavy and the die is failing between it and the rim near the drapery end. Reverse has at least two new sets of clash marks from the ribbon at NIT. Newcomb 8d-K.

V. Rim break at upper half of the crack of state III. ''Newcomb 8e-K."

Probably exists with a massive rim break on the entire site of the crack of state III.

Equivalents: Proskey 13. Doughty 191. McGirk 11A, 11B, 11C. Ross 13:3-1. Newcomb 12. Sheldon 254. EAC 13. Encyclopedia 1754.

Rarity 2.

Remarks: There must have been a tiny hoard of Mint State specimens.

A full obverse brockage exists, state III. The coin in an ANS box marked "8b-K," from Ellsworth, does not show the crack.

Condition Census:

MS-66 Francis H. Lee, circa 1913 • Essex Institute • Stack's 2/1975: 156 $7,000 • William Freeman • Julian Leidman.

MS-66 Thomas L. Elder 1/1937: 2566 $110 • Arthur A. Wells • 1981 ANA (Bowers and Ruddy Galleries): 2740 $10,000 • Anthony Terranova • Herman Halpern, 12/ 11/1986 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • Early American Coppers 4/1989: 143 $1,600 • Anthony Terranova.

MS-63 C. David Pierce • A. Kosoff (Numismatic Gallery), 12/3/1946 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/93 • Eric Streiner • Jay Parrino (The Mint), 4/16/1996 • W. M. "Jack" Wadlington. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

MS-63 Lorin G. Parmelee • New York Coin & Stamp Co. 6/1890: 811 $8. Harlan P. Smith - S. H. & H. Chapman 5/1906: 1101 $15 • Dr. Henry W. Beckwith • S. H. Chapman 4/1923: 28 $42 • Dr. Charles A. Cass • Stack's 11/1957: 165 $360 • Emanuel Taylor, 10/1960 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner • Anthony Terranova and Chris Victor-McCawley (CVM) • M & G Auctions 8/1996: 247 $14,025. Obverse illustrated in Newcomb and in Noyes.

MS-63 Peter Mougey > William H. Woodin • Thomas L. Elder #43, 9/1910: 53 $18.50 • S. H. Chapman • Clarence S. Bement • Henry Chapman 5/1916: 314 $21 • Robert D. Book, S /1930 - George H. Clapp • ANS. State III. Obverse illustrated in Early American Cents and in Penny Whimsy.

MS-63 Howard R. Newcomb, 6/1924 • George H. Clapp. ANS • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973: 572 $2,900 .• Rare Coin Company of America • Dermis Forgue. Thomas E. Werner • Stack's 1/1987: 842 $6,710.

MS-61 John Work Garrett • Johns Hopkins University • Bowers and Ruddy Galleries 11/1979: 109 $11,500 • Kevin Lipton Rare Coins • New England Rare Coin Auctions 7/1980: 889. $8,250 • Unknown • Auction '87 (Rare Coin Company of America): 1015 $3,740 • Anthony Terranova • Herman Halpern • Stack's 3/1988: 234 $6,600 • Rare Coin Company of America.

MS-60 Quality of MS-63 but numerous tiny obverse handling marks; not well struck on obverse. C. Douglas Smith • Louis Helfenstein • Lester Merkin 8/1964: 33 $1,250 • Stack's • Frank H. Masters, Jr. • Rare Coin Company of America 5/1971: 163 $800 • Rare Coin Company of America • Rare Coin Company of America 1/1973: 1118 $825.

MS-60 John P. Lyman • S. H. Chapman 11/1913: 424 $8.75 • Thomas L. Elder • unknown • Paramount International Coin Corp. 11/1976: 69 $925 • Fred Sweeney Rare Coins FPL, Coin World 12/8/1976, $1,800.

MS-60 Charles J. Dupont • Stack's 9/1954: 443 $120 • Dorothy Paschal.

MS-60 George M. Parsons • Henry Chapman 6/1914: 1814 $25.

MS-60 Maj. William Boerum Wetmore • S. H. & H. Chapman 6/1906: 572 $14.50 • Dr. Lewis H. Adler, Jr., 3/ 1917 • B. Max Mehl.

MS-60 Peter Mougey • William H. Woodin • Thomas L. Elder #43, 9/1910: 55 $9.75 • S. H. Chapman.

MS-60 James B. Wilson Thomas L. Elder #21, 10/1908: 1015 $8.25 • Henry Chapman • Col. James W. Ellsworth, 3/1923 • Wayte Raymond, 3/1923 • George H. Clapp • ANS • (no longer in ANS collection).

MS-60 Francis H. Lee, circa 1913 • Essex Institute • Thomas L. Elder 1/1937: 2567 $40.

MS-60 Not well struck on obverse. 1964 ANA (Federal Brand Enterprises): 99 $400 .• unknown • Hans M. F. Schulman 11/1967: 906 $375.

Probably other Mint State examples exist.