Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Obverse 1. See Die states.

Reverse B. Small fraction and letters. The denominator is spaced 1 00 with a long fraction bar beginning above the 1. Unusually wide space between F and A. Point of the top right leaf is beyond the right side of (E)S with the outer point of the triple leaf below the left foot of F (normally at 0). Bases of AT are close and R is slightly high. (N)T away from leaf. Right feet of TS broken off. Top serif of D is short.

Die states: I. Obverse repolished: the traces of repunching on 5 are gone. Parts of hair are attenuated. Reverse repolished to remove clash marks.

II. New clash marks from the leaves near throat. The obverse border is weaker.

III. Bulges develop in the left and right obverse fields and at D, later extending between D s.

Equivalents: Proskey 2. Doughty 200. McGirk 2A. Clapp 2. Sheldon 268. EAC 2. Encyclopedia 1765.

Rarify 3.

Remarks: Doughty called this variety scarce. Sheldon called it "R-6" and added "Decidedly rare. I have never seen more than a dozen examples of it."He was startled to learn that by December 1953 the known number had more than tripled. Most likely he had based his rarity rating only on the high-grade examples in collections known to him.

Condition Census:

AU-50 W. G. Kimball, 9/1893 • Dr. Thomas Hall, 9/ 7/1909 • Virgil M. Brand • New Netherlands Coin Co., privately 5/17/1952. C. Douglas Smith. State I. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

EF-40 Sharpness of AU-50 but light burnishing in the right obverse field. Carl Wurtzbach • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner • Early American Coppers 4/1994: 294 $2,800 • Thomas D. Reynolds.

EF-40 Peter Mougey • William H. Woodin • Thomas L.Elder 143, 9/1910: 65 $10.50 • Elmer S. Sears • unknown. New Netherlands Coin Co. • New Netherlands Coin Co. 148, 11/1956: 825 $52.50 • Hollinbeck Coin Co. • Hollinbeck Coin Co. #214, 10/1957: 530 • Glen Wallace • A. Kosoff • Rare Coin Company of America 5/1974: 929 $140 • John D. Wright.

VF-35 Barlow's Coin Shop, 4/1973 • William C. Noyes • Early American Coppers 5/1986: 149 $1,200 • Jack H. Robinson • Superior Galleries 1/1989: 600 $4/180 • Gary Ruttenberg • M & G Auctions 8/1996: 269 $4,180 • W. M. "Jack" Wadlington.

VF-35 Sharpness of EF-45 but most of reverse rim filed down. Col. E. H. R. Green • B. G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.), 3/24/1943 $20 • A. Kosoff • Oscar J. Pearl • Numismatic Gallery FPL, 1944: 203 $40 • unknown • Hollinbeck Kagin Coin Co. #226, 6/1959: 103 • Hollinbeck. Kagin Coin Co. • 1964 ANA (Federal Brand Enterprises): 106 $500 • Hollinbeck. Kagin Coin Co. • Hollinbeck Kagin Coin Co, #285, 9/1969: 995 • Hollinbeck Kagin Coin Co. • Kagin's Numismatic Auctions #312, 7/1978: 63 $625 • Dr. Willard J. Carmel, Jr. • Jack H. Beymer, 11/ 6/1982 • Richard Feingold.

VF-35 Sharpness of EF-45 but obverse scratches and reverse porosity. Richard B. Winsor • S. H. & H. Chapman 12/1895: 884 $5.80 • Wayte Raymond • Charles E. Clapp, Sr., 7/1924 • George H. Clapp • ANS • Dr. William H. Sheldon • Judge Thomas L. Gaskill • New Netherlands Coin Co., privately 11/1956 • Dorothy Paschal. unknown • Kagin's Numismatic Auctions #333, 3/1984: 1231 $550.

VF-35 Sharpness of EF-45 but cut on cheek and other minor defects. New England Rare Coin Galleries • William P. Paul (American Heritage Minting), 4/1976.

VF-35 Sharpness of AU-55 but porous. Purchased circa 1986 from James A. Mitchell by Robert E. Matthews (Matthews Money Tree Co.).

VF-35 Purchased at a Long Beach convention by Chris Victor-McCawley (CVM) • Early American Coppers 4/1989: 156 $1,000 • Richard V. Punchard.

VF-35 Property of A. R. L. • Thomas L. Elder 4/1926: 1375 • Frank Hussey • New Netherlands Coin Co. #54, 4/ 1960: 1461 $76 • William Froehlig.

VF-30 Paramount International Coin Corp. 2/1973: 153 $60 • Robert E. Vail, 11/21/1988. Del Bland, 12/5/1988 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. 1/1996: 369 $880 • Chris Victor-McCawley (CVM) • Walter Husak. State III.

VF-30 Sharpness of AU-50 but minutely porous with a long reverse gouge. Purchased unattributed in 5/1984 by Thomas D. Reynolds.

VF-30 Western Rare Coins & Stamps, 7/27/1985 • Andrew M. Hain • Stack's 1/1993:1384 $143.

VF-30 Dr. Jasper Robertson • French's #90, 3/1967: 571 $40.

VF-30 With a tiny planchet clip. Hollinbeck Coin Co. #202, 3/1956: 875 $85 • Dorothy Paschal • New Netherlands Coin Co. #50, 12/1957: 1259 $92.50 • Allen E. McDowell.