Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Obverse 13.

Reverse R. Small letters and fraction. Six berries left and five right. U is slightly high. All NS have broken feet and "caps" (top serifs on right upright): see Remarks. Traces of recutting is visible on upper part of the right ribbon

Die states: I. Without the obverse crack of state II. Rare.

II. Obverse crack from rim opposite the mouth to the bust point, forming a V with the die cut described at number 21. Faint triple clash marks near the ribbon. Clash marks from hair within the wreath, from profile near ERI, from drapery below TE through S 0, and from the neck right of (N)E.

III. Reverse has a faint crack from the rim through final 0, fraction bar, left ribbon, and to middle of the left stem. Newcomb 14c-Qb.

IV. Crack through bases of 1803. Newcomb 14d-Qb.

V. Rim break on 1803 and extending to below the lowest curl. Reverse crack from rim between D S, through the wreath, terminal leaves, left edge of O(F), and back to the rim. Newcomb 14e-Qc.

VI. Cracked from the base of 3 to the drapery. Reverse bulge develops at STA with the crack heavier. Newcomb 14e-Qd.

VII. Reverse crack from base of (A)T to near base of the top left leaf. Newcomb 14e-Qe.

Equivalents: Proskey 7. Doughty 185. McGirk 14C. Ross 7:4-G. Newcomb 21. Sheldon 263. EAC 22. Encyclopedia 1753.

Rarity 3.

Remarks: This reverse was doubtless left over from 1801 or 1802. It has the broken N punch found on 1801 reverse J which was later used on 1803 number 7.

Condition Census:

MS-60 F. G. Simpson. S. H. Chapman 6/1924: 32 $20 • Howard R. Newcomb • George H. Hall • Stack's 5/1945: 210 $25 • Henry Grunthal • Homer K. Downing • 1952 ANA (New Netherlands Coin Co. #38): 1962 $50 • C. Douglas Smith. State VII. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Newcomb, in Early American Cents, in Penny Whimsy, and in Noyes.

AU-55 Christian M. Petersen • Hollinbeck Coin Co. • HollinbeckCoin Co. #180, 5/1954: 1170 Hollinbeck Coin Co. • Hollinbeck Kagin Coin Co. #247, 2/1963: 2210.

AU-50 David Proskey • Henry C. Hines • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/ 1992 • Eric Streiner.

AU-50 Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 449 $30 • George H. Clapp • ANS. State III. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Newcomb.

AU-50 Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 452 $18 • James A. Stack, Sr.

EF-45 Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 448 $42.50 • Willard C. Blaisdell, 5/1975 • Denis W. Loring, 5/20/1975 • C. Douglas Smith. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

EF-45 Bowers and Ruddy Galleries, privately circa 1971 • Anna Leslie • Joel D. Rettew Rare Coin Galleries, 5/31/1984 • Jack H. Robinson • Superior Galleries 1/1989: 588 $2,310 • Wes A. Rasmussen.

EF-45 C. Douglas Smith • Thos. P. Warfield • Associated Coin Auction Co. 10/1955: 370 $16 • Dorothy Paschal • Del Bland, 10/1978 • Dr. Philip W. Ralls.

EF-40 Henry C. Hines • Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 451 $19 • Judge Jos. Sawicki, privately • Dr. William H. Sheldon • Dorothy Paschal, 1972 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 387 $990 • G. Lee Kuntz • Superior Galleries 10/1991: 290 $1,045 • John R. Frankenfield. Reverse illustrated in Newcomb.

EF-40 Sharpness of AU-55 but finely porous. Heritage Numismatic Auctions #1, 2/1988: 2893.

EF-40 C. Douglas Smith • Robert J, Kissner. Stack's 6/1975: 383 $150 • Jeffrey M. Peck, 5/26/1976 • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz • C. Douglas Smith • Myles Z. Gerson. Fred H. Borcherdt.

EF-40 Sharpness of AU-55 but some pit marks and light roughness. R. J. Ferns, 2/1966 • Herbert A. Silberman, 11/1977 Chuck Furjanic MBS (Penny-Wise) 6/1978: 241 • Frank H. Stillinger. State I.

EF-40 Lester Merkin 6/1970: 43 $70 • R.E. Naftzger, Jr.