Walter Breen
Condition Census:
MS-63 George F. Seavey • William H. Strobridge, 1873: 361 • Lorin G. Parmelee • New York Coin & Stamp Co. 6/1890: 853 $26 • S. H. & H. Chapman • John G. Mills •S. H. & H. Chapman 4/1904: 1272 $31 • Carl Wurtzbach T. James Clarke, 10/1954 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • A. Kosoff 4/1956: 113 $550 • Emanuel Taylor • Louis Helfenstein • Lester Merkin 8/1964: 40 $3,200 • c. Douglas Smith, 1/1974 • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz, 8/1974 • C. Douglas Smith. Charles E. Harrison,5/1991 • Denis W. Loring, 3/1997 • Allan Kollar.
MS-63 Malcolm N. Jackson • The United States Coin Co. 5/1913: 1271 $71 • Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 465 $110 • James Kelly • Dr. James O. Sloss, 9/1958 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/ 1992 • Eric Streiner • Jay Parrino (The Mint). Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.
MS-61 Homer K. Downing • A. Kosoff (Numismatic Gallery), 5/15/1947 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • A. Kosoff 10/1959: 100 $900 • Stack's • Dorothy Nelson • Stack's 21 1976: 76 $1,900 • William R. T. Smith, 4/7/1977 • C. Douglas Smith, 12/8/1979 • Myles Z. Gerson • Del Bland, 3/12/1982 • C. Douglas Smith. Herman Halpern, 12/11/1986 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner, 4/1992 • John B. MacDonald. Obverse illustrated in Early American Cents and in Penny Whimsy.
MS-60 George W. Merritt • Ed. Prossard 1/1879: 154 • Ed. Frossard • John P. Lyman • S. H. Chapman 11/1913: 430 $64 • Elmer S. Sears • unknown • Oscar J. Pearl • Numismatic Gallery FPL, 1944: 211 $275 • Sol Kaplan • 1946 ANA (Numismatic Gallery #38): 1447 $237.50 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • Robert Gildred • Kagin's Numismatic Auctions #331, 10/1983: 1071 $6,325 • Anthony Terranova • Garry Fitzgerald • 1987 ANA (Bowers and Merena): 43 $7,480 • Anthony Terranova • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner • Jay Parrino (The Mint). Obverse illustrated in the 1879 Frossard monograph.
MS-60 Discovered in an old truck in Rhode Islandand sold to Clarence S. Bement • Henry Chapman 5/1916: 320 $240 • Dr. Henry W. Beckwith • S. H. Chapman 4/1923: 38 $60 • S. H. Chapman • A. C. Gies • Barney Bluestone #51, 5/1940: 947 $165.
AU-55 Dr. George P. French, 3/21/1929 • B. Max Mehl FPL, 1929: 348 $225 • H. A. Stoddard, 1934 • B. Max Mehl Collection • Ted and Carl Brandts (Celina Coin Co.) • Celina Coin Co. #12, 2/1945: 129 • T. James Clarke, 1949 • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973: 588 $1,800 • Stack's • John L. Roper, II Stack's 12/1983: 455 $4,840 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr.
AU-55 Charles I. Bushnell • Lorin G. Parmelee • S. H.& H. Chapman 6/1882: 2655 $3.50. H. G. Sampson. James B. Wilson • Thomas L. Elder #21, 10/1908: 1024 $24 • Hillyer Ryder, 5/1945 • Wayte Raymond. New Netherlands Coin Co. #41, 9/1953: 302 $150 • Oliver E. Futter • C. Douglas Smith • Lester Merkin 10/1966: 122 $2,400 • C. Douglas Smith • C. E. Bullowa (Coinhunter) • Anthony Terranova, 1/1980 • Jerry A. Bobbe • Dr. Dane B. Nielsen • 1985 ANA (Heritage Numismatic Auctions #3): 74 $2,310 • Anthony Terranova.
AU-55 Henry A. Sternberg • M. H. Bolender #190, 3/ 1956: 1602 $275 • Dorothy Paschal.
AU-50 Louis E. Ellasberg, Sr. • Bowers and Merena 5/1996: 528 $10,120 • Walter Husak. State VII.
AU-50 Richard B. Winsor • S. H. & H. Chapman 12/1895: 888 $39 • S. H. & H. Chapman • Dr. Christian A. Allenburger • B. Max Mehl #111, 3/1948: 608 $128.50 • Dr. C. T. Mayfield • Stack's 1/1958: 607 $300 • Frank H. Masters, Jr. • Rare Coin Company of America 5/1971: 178 $1,300 • Charles E. Harrison, 12/14/1983 • C. Douglas Smith, 1/1984 • Denis W. Loring, 3/1985 • C. Douglas Smith, 3/28/1985 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • Early American Coppers 4/1989: 158 $4,750 • Jeffrey Oliphant.
AU-50 New Netherlands Coin Co., privately 1960 • Mrs. R. Henry Norweb • Bowers and Merena 11/1988: 2836 $3,080 • John R. Frankenfield.
AU-50 Stack's, 5/24/1977 Andrew M. Hain • Dennis E. Steinmetz (Steinmetz Coins & Currency) • 1980 ANA (Steve Ivy Numismatic Auctions): 966 $5,500 • Anthony Terranova, 8/19/1985 • C. Douglas Smith.
AU-50 Harlan P. Smith. s. H. & H. Chapman 5/1906: 1111 $33 • George H. Earle, Jr. • Henry Chapman 6/1912: 3443 $46 • Henry Chapman • William Cutler Atwater • B. Max Mehl #108, 6/1946: 38 $105 • Rudolph Khol • Federal Coin Exchange FPL, 1952 $200 • 1954 ANA (Federal Coin Exchange): 1029 $165 • unknown • 1957 ANA (Federal Coin Exchange): 127 • unknown • Bowers and Merena 9/1992: 1081 not sold. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Clapp.