Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Obverse 8. Right foot of T and both feet of yare broken. The 3 is low and leans right. Two vertical field chips right of the mouth.

Reverse L.

Die states: 1. Traces of clash marks above the ribbon and below the chin, these being remnants of more extensive clash marks polished off the die. Newcomb 9-K.

II. Extra obverse clash marks near the ribbon. Cracked through the tops of ER, later extending through tops of MERI.

III. Cracked from the rim through tops of ST up to the rim between AT. Newcomb 9-Kb.

IV. Additional obverse clash marks. Rim break on ST, not quite touching A. Newcomb 9-Kc.

Equivalents: Proskey 9. Doughty 187. McGirk 7 A, 7B, 7C. Ross 9:6-1. Newcomb 13. Sheldon 255. EAC 14. Encyclopedia 1754.

Rarity 1.

Remarks: Earlier states probably exist without and with obverse clash marks, before the latter were polished off.

Condition Census:

MS-63 William Hesslein, 5/1931 • George H. Clapp • ANS • Dr. William H. Sheldon. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

MS-61 Garry Fitzgerald, 9/1/1972 • C. Douglas Smith. State I.

MS-61 Winner F. Delp • Stack's 11/1972: 10 $900 • Julian Leidman • C. Douglas Smith. Gordon J. Wrubel • Douglas Kaselitz • Rare Coin Company of America 4/1975: 399 $1,450.

MS-60 Julian Leidman, 6/1976.

AU-55 G. Kraft • Charles E. Clapp, Sr., 7/1924 • George H. Clapp • ANS. State I. Obverse illustrated in Newcomb. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Early American Cents and in Penny Whimsy.

AU-55 Peter Mougey • William H. Woodin • Thomas L. Elder #43, 9/1910: 57 $18.50 • William Sleicher • S. H. Chapman 10/1919: 979 $15.25 • Henry Chapman • James G. Macallister • Milton A. Holmes. Stack's 10/1960: 1440 $260 • "JIL" • unknown • Vincent Blume.

AU-55 Charles J. Dupont • Stack's 9/1954: 449 $85 • Gene Reale • Sotheby's (New York) #7083, 1/1998: 39 $2,750.

AU-55 Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 431 $25 • Willard C. Blaisdell. Philip J. More • Bowers and Ruddy Galleries 4/1978: 887 $575 • Michael Chambers Rare Coin Investments, 3/18/1987 • Douglas F. Bird • Robert W. Everett (Classical American Coins) • Allan Kollar. Reverse illustrated in Newcomb.

AU-55 Dr. George P. French, 3/21/1929 • B.MaxMehl FPL, 1929: 312 $125 • T. James Clarke, 1944 • B. Max Mehl, 4/24/1947 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973: 573 $650 • Garry Fitzgerald. Mulford B. Simons, Jr. (M. B. Simons & Associates, Ltd.) FPLs, 1975-1977 $2,250.