Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Obverse 11. Lower curve of 3 is thin, weak, and irregular, its knob unusually small, and its top well away from the drapery. LIBERTY is more widely spaced than on previous dies. Die defect joins two curls below the ear.

Reverse D.

Die states: 1. At least five sets of clash marks from the leaves near ribbon and right of the throat. Reverse cracked from the rim through tops of STATE. Clash marks from drapery at, and left of, O(F). Newcomb 12-Nc.

II. Obverse has at least eight sets of clash marks in the same areas. Bulge develops behind the curls. Reverse has at least six sets of clash marks. The crack through STATE becomes heavy.

III. Obverse has heavier clash marks and the 3 is weaker than ever. Reverse cracked from the rim to left top of T(A).

Another from the rim to right top of (A)r. Crack through tops of TA becomes heavy. The reverse border is weak. Very rare.

Newcomb 12-Nd.

IV. Rim break covers tops of TAT.

Equivalents: Proskey 16. Doughty 194. McGirk 18A.

Ross 16:10-N. Newcomb 17. Sheldon 259. EAC 18. Encyclopedia 1757.

Low Rarity 3.

Remarks: Called the "Ghost 3" variety in Early American Cents. (Early American Cents, p. 289. Penny Whimsy, p. 305.)

Condition Census:

MS-60 From a collection which may have belonged to Dr. Edward Maris, circa 1870 to an old Texas collection • L. R. Davis McKinney, Jr. • House of Davis McKinney #22, 1/1964: 248 • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/ 1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

AU-50 Ethel Sillman. Connecticut State Library.

EF-45 Present whereabouts unknown. Obverse illustrated in Penny Whimsy.

EF-40 Rare Coin Company of America, 11/3/1972 • C. Douglas Smith. State III.

EF-40 Robert J. Archer • Thomas L. Elder 12/1936: 1382 $4 • Judge Thomas L. Gaskill • New Netherlands Coin Co., privately 11/1956 • Dorothy Paschal.

EF-40 David Proskey • Henry C. Hines • Dr. William H.Sheldon • Dorothy Paschal • New Netherlands Coin Co. #50, 12/1957: 1235 $150 • Dorothy Paschal, 1973 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 380 $1,870 • Herman Halpern • Stack's 3/1988: 243 $2,200. State III. Reverse illustrated in Newcomb.

VF-35 Dr. George P. French, 3/21/1929 • B. Max Mehl FPL, 1929: 327 • T. James Clarke, 1944 • B. Max Mehl, 4/24/1947 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • William C. Noyes • Early American Coppers 3/1984: 146 $1,300 • Fred H. Borcherdt.

VF-35 Consignment B • New York • Hollinbeck Coin Co. #113, 1/1952: 932 $61 • C. Douglas Smith, 3/30/1992 • Eric Streiner • Superior Galleries 10/1992: 135 • Don Valenziano, Jr.

VF-30 Sharpness of EF-45 but some reverse corrosion. Raymond Gallo, 10/1960 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • A. Kosoff 10/1961: 314 $105 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • Robert Gildred • Kagin's Numismatic Auctions #331, 10/1983: 1064 $467. Fred H. Borcherdt, 6/18/1991 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. 1/1996: 357 $1,045 • Chris Victor-McCawley (CVM) • Walter Husak.

VF-25 Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 441 $7.50 • Milton A. Holmes • Stack's 10/1960: 1443 $52 • "LJB" • Paul Padget, 12/3/1982 • Jack H. Robinson • Superior Galleries 1/1989: 575 $715 • Dr. Ralph W. Rucker. Obverse illustrated in Newcomb.

VF-25 James Skalbe. Denis W. Loring, 5/1974. Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz, 5/21/1974 • Jeffrey M. Peck, 7/25/1975 • Richard H. Wright • Valley Plaza Coins (Richard H. Wright) FPL #1, Fall 1976: 412 $290 • Bowers and Ruddy Galleries 10/1977: 873 $155 • Richard H. Wright • Paramount International Sales Corp. 11/1978: 24 $105.

VF-25 Mid-American Rare Coin Auctions 2/1985: 81 $225.50 • Henry T. Hettger • Del Bland • Fred H. Borcherdt.

VF-25 T. James Clarke • M. H. Bolender #67, 5/1931: 1292 • George H. Clapp • ANS. State II.

VF-25 Charles E. Clapp, Sr., 7/1924 • George H. Clapp • ANS. State I.