Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Obverse 3. Bases of IB nearly touch. Broken feet of TY were repaired by hand. Arc visible leftward through the shoulder loop into the hair.

Reverse D. High numerator. Leaf touches both base and pendant of (N)T. All TS have broken right feet.

Die states: 1. Obverse clash marks near ribbon and right of throat. No lump below jaw. Newcomb 4-D.

II. Minute lump below jaw. At least two, later at least four, sets of clash marks above the ribbon, above the nose, and below the chin. Reverse has at least four, later at least nine, sets of clash marks in the wreath, left and right of ONE CENT, from bust near A(M), from ribbon near E(D), and from top of the head near the fraction and ribbons. Newcomb 4b-D.

III. Lump larger and extends to junction of the jaw and neckline. Reverse has faint cracks from rim through tops of STA, and joining tops of TE(S). Newcomb 4c-Db.

IV. Lump taller with its base horizontal. Reverse rim break on STA. Newcomb 4d-Dc.

Equivalents: Proskey 3. Doughty 181. McGirk 3A.

Ross 3:1-C. Newcomb 4. Sheldon 246. EAC 4. Encyclopedia 1754.

High Rarity 3.

Remarks: Sheldon called the later states as found on this and numbers 5-7 the "Mumps obverse."

Condition Census:

AU-50 With a small planchet clip. James G. Macallister • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #454, 1/1944: 435 $27 • George H. Clapp • ANS. State II. Reverse illustrated in Early American Cents and in Penny Whimsy.

EF-45 Carl Wurtzbach Barney Bluestone, 3/1949 • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner, 3/30/1992 • C. Douglas Smith. State I. Obverse illustrated in Penny Whimsy. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

EF-45 An Australian dealer • Larry Plunkett (Plunkett Coin Co.), 2/1977 • Richard H. Wright • Bowers and Ruddy Galleries 10/1977: 863 $700 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • Myles Z. Gerson, 1981 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 364 $1,540 • C. Douglas Smith.

EF-40 Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 400 $35 • Dr. Angus C. Black • New Netherlands Coin Co. #61, 6/1970: 139 $160 • C. Douglas Smith, 3/30/1992 • Eric Streiner, 4/23/1992 • Fred H. Borcherdt.

Reverse illustrated in Newcomb.

EF-40 Dr. George P. French, 3/21/1929 • B. Max Mehl FPL, 1929: 303 $27 • Carl Wurtzbach • California Stamp Co. 11/1930: 282 • L. L. Berkman.

EF-40 Charles E. Clapp, Sr., 7/1924 • George H. Clapp.

EF-40 R. E. Brown • Thomas L. Elder 3/1918: 368.

VF-30 With a planchet lamination on reverse. Charles J. Dupont • Stack's 9/1954: 420 $50 • Dorothy Paschal. William R. T. Smith, 2/1978 • Douglas F. Bird • Gary Ruttenberg, 10/1/1990 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. 1/1996: 341 $1,100 • Wes A. Rasmussen. State II.

VF-30 Sharpness of EF-40 but finely porous. Thos. P. Warfield • Associated Coin Auction Co. 10/1955: 354 $31 • C. Douglas Smith, 7/22/1970 • Darwin B. Palmer, Jr., 4/15/1972 • Jeffrey M. Peck, 11/15/1973 • Chuck Furjanic • Richard H. Wright • Valley Plaza Coins (Richard H. Wright) FPL #1, Fall 1976: 384 $200.

VF-30 Abner Kriesberg and Jerry Cohen, 10/1969 • R.E. Naftzger, Jr. • New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973: 562 $140 • Denis W. Loring, 5/1974 • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz.

VF-30 George Ramont.

VF-30 Bowers and Merena 3/1993: 34 $1,320 • unknown • Coin Galleries 4/1997: 1592.

VF-30 Robert J. Kissner • Stack's 6/1975: 365 $85.

VF-30 Mayflower Coin Auctions 11/1963: 102 $61 • Mayflower Coin Auctions 5/1965: 165 $55.

VF-30 Joe Flynn & Son Rare Coins • William R. T. Smith