Walter Breen
Condition Census:
MS-65 Floyd T. Starr. Stack's 6/1984: 47 $12,100 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner • Jay Parrino (The Mint).
MS-61 Allison W. Jackman • Henry Chapman 6/1918:726 $90 • Wayte Raymond (The United States Coin Co.) • Henry C. Hines • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner • Jay Parrino (The Mint) • unknown • Superior Stamp & Coin 9/1997: 74. Obverse illustrated in Noyes.
MS-61 David Proskey • Henry C. Hines • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/ 1992 • Eric Streiner • Jay Parrino (The Mint). Obverse and reverse illustrated in Penny Whimsy. This example and the one above are early and late die states and were regarded by Hines as his "crown jewel pair."
MS-61 Ernest Henderson, 1958 • Dorothy Paschal • Douglas M. McHenry • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 407 $5,280 • Dennis Irving Long • Bowers and Merena 1/1990: 22 $8,800 • Robert Schick. State VI.
MS-60 Peter Mougey • William H. Woodin • Thomas L. Elder #43, 9/1910: 75 $22.50 • Henry Chapman • Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 469 $43 • James Kelly • Standish Hall • Hollinbeck Stamp and Coin Co. FPL #25, 1947: 54 $50 • Dr. James O. Sloss, 9/1958 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr .• A. Kosoff 10/1959: 105 $400 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • New Netherlands Coin Co. 1tn973: 593 $1,600 • Del Bland, 11/1973 • Jeffrey Oliphant.
MS-60 Dr. William H. Sheldon. ANS, 1/17/1996. Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. 1/1996: 380 $8,800 • Dennis Mendelson. Reverse illustrated in Early American Cents and in Penny Whimsy. Received by Mr. Brown from the ANS in exchange for the AU-55 example below.
MS-60 An American collection • Glendining & Co., Ltd. (London) 12/1965: 644.
AU-55 Dr. Henry W. Beckwith • S. H. Chapman 4/1923: 40 $57.50 • S. H. Chapman • Robert D. Book, 5/ 1930 • George H. Clapp • ANS • Dr. William H. Sheldon • Charles J. Dupont • Stack's 911954: 496 $275 • Herbert M. Oechsner • Stack's 9/1988: 62 $4,400 • Anthony Terranova • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz, 12/2/1988 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. 1/1996: 380 withdrawn and returned on 1/17/1996 to ANS. Mr. Brown had this coin withdrawn from the sale and returned it to the ANS in exchange for the coin from Dr. Sheldon. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Clapp. Obverse illustrated in Early American Cents and in Noyes.
AU-55 From Europe • Heritage Numismatic Auctions #3, 8/1986: 29 $3,410 • Jerry A. Bobbe • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • Early American Coppers 5/1990: 75 $8,000.
AU-55 LorinG. Parmelee • New York Coin & Stamp Co. 6/1890: 859 $19.75 • Sylvester S. Crosby • M. A. Brown • S. H. & H. Chapman 4/1897: 812 $50 • Virgil M. Brand • B. G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.), 3/12/1945 $100' Rudolph Khol • Federal Coin Exchange FPL, 1952 $125. Harold Bareford, 9/13/1985. Herman Halpern • Stack's 3/1988: 263 $41950 • David Bloom, 3/1989 • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz. Obverse illustrated in the 1879 Frossard monograph.
AU-55 A. H. Baldwin & Sons, Ltd. (London) • New Netherlands Coin Co. #56, 6/1962: 524 $470 • Louis Helfenstein • Lester Merkin 8/1964: 43 $1,100 • unknown • Mayflower Coin Auctions 6/1966: 1415 $675 • unknown • Harmer Rooke Numismatists, Ltd. 9/1980: 78 $1,700 • Del Bland • George E. Ewing, Jr. State VIII.
AU-55 From a collection formed in the early 1900s by George Roebling • New Netherlands Coin Co. #59, 6/ 1967: 1229 $210 • Eugene Exman,
AU-55 With a small planchet clip. Dr. G. F. E. Wilharm • B. Max Mehl #59, 2/1921: 1469 • B. Max Mehl, privately 10/1921 • George H. Clapp • ANS.
AU-55 Oscar J. Pearl • Numismatic Gallery FPL, 1944: 213 $125.