Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Obverse 3. LE. UE. B. LH. RT about touch. E and T are low and lean left. Band R show traces of repunching, which fade. Dot on hair below Y: Center dot fades out. Sixth star closer to fifth than to seventh.

Reverse C. NR. R. SPC. C. See Remarks. N above U-I.

Inner top serif of N(T) is extended.

Die states: I. Perfect dies. McGirk 2A. Unconfirmed.

II. Faint cracks from stars 2, 3, and 4 to rim and through inner points of 10th and 11th (both often missed). Light clash marks from leaves before the face. Reverse clash marks left and right within the wreath.

III. Flow lines extend right stars to rim. Additional heavy clash marks right of (N)E and (N)T. Raised ridge along dentil tips below ATES OF. Smith (1985) state 2.

IV. Bulge develops from 81 to ribbon to 10th star. Very rare.

V. Cracked from 10th through 13th stars to rim below the date.

Equivalents: Proskey 2. Doughty 212. McGirk 2A. Clapp 2. Sheldon 282. EAC 3. Encyclopedia 1778.

Rarity 2.

Remarks: On lighter strikings, leaf point at D is between positions PC and NR, leaf point at F is between positions C and SPC, and leaf point at c is between positions NC and C. Reverse border is normally strong above UNITED and weak above OF AM due to die misalignment.

Condition Census:

MS-63 With a shallow planchet defect from jaw into neck. David Proskey • Henry C. Hines • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 1/20/1977 • Douglas M. McHenry • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 417 $5,775 • Martin Paul (The Rarities Group). Reverse illustrated in Penny Whimsy.

MS-61 Ed Milas (Gold Stella Coin Co.), 1969 • Jerry A. Bobbe • Dr. Robert J. Shalowitz • Jerry A. Bobbe, 11/ 1976 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner • Jay Parrino (The Mint). Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

MS-60 From an old eastern estate to Coinland, 1/12/ 1970 • Elwood Rindahl • George H. Blenker, 1/15/1978 • Robert Schick.

AU-55 Lorin G. Parmelee • New York Coin & Stamp CD. 6/1890: 872 $13.50 • John G. Mills • S. H. & H. Chapman 4/1904: 1276 $10 • Hiram E. Deats • George H. Clapp, 3/31/1949 • Carnegie Institute.

AU-55 A Brooklyn collector • Thomas L. Elder 5/1923: 2266 $30 • Henry C. Hines • unknown • Gordon J. Wrubel.

AU-55 William F. Gable • S. H. Chapman 5/1914: 1298 $11 • S. H. Chapman • unknown • Charles J. Dupont. Stack's 9/1954: 503 $160 • Dorothy Nelson • Stack's 2/1976: 79 $900. Obverse illustrated in Early American Cents and in Penny Whimsy. Reverse illustrated in Early American Cents.

AU-55 1957 ANA (Federal Coin Exchange): 139 $118.50 • Hollinbeck Coin Co. • 1964 ANA (Federal Brand Enterprises): 120 $550 • Hollinbeck Kagin Coin Co. • Hollinbeck Kagin Coin Co. #271, 6/1967: 679 $850.

AU-55 From Massachusetts • B. Max Mehl #62, 11/ 1921: 1311 $10.50 • George H. Clapp • ANS • (no longer in ANS collection).

AU-50 With some weak striking and a small planchet lamination on reverse. Dorothy Paschal, 1973 Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 418 $1-595 • Anthony Terranova • Herman Halpern • Stack's 3/1988: 269 $2,035 • Julian Leidman • Martin Paul (The Rarities Group) • Jack H. Beymer • Heritage Rare Coin Galleries • 1994 ANA (Heritage Numismatic Auctions): 6182 • Walter Husak.

AU-50 Sharpness of Mint State but three cuts in from the edge above RICA. Henry C. Colvin • French's #80, 10/1962: 172 $200 • R E. Naftzger, Jr. • New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973: 598 $750 • Dr. John M. Tondra, 1980 • Garry Fitzgerald • Auction '81 (Rare Coin Company of America): 41 $3,950 • Garry Fitzgerald • Pullen & Hanks 2/1982: 7 $1300 • Garry Fitzgerald • Steve Ivy Rare Coin Co. FPLs, 8/1982 & 4/1983 • Steve Ivy Numismatic Auctions #2, 5/1983: 50 $1,550.

AU-50 Arthur L. Gray • Ted and Carl Brandts (Celina Coin Co.) • Celina Coin Co. 10/1949: 51 as "D-213" • RE. Naftzger, Jr. • A. Kosoff 4/1956: 125 as "5-283/1 $190 • Herbert M. Oechsner • Stack's 9/1988: 65 $2750 • Strong Museum • Coin Galleries 2/1991: 2545 $4,400 • unknown • 1997 ANA (Heritage Numismatic Auctions): 8150 $5,290 • Thomas Caldwell (Northeast Numismatics).

AU-50 J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #368, 11/1936: 356 $30 • Judge Thomas L. Gaskill • New Netherlands Coin Co., privately 11/1956 • Dorothy Paschal • Del Bland. Jack H. Beymer • Kenneth M. Goldman. Eric Streiner • Superior Galleries 5/1992: 500 $1,925 • Robert W. Everett (Classical American Coins).

AU-50 Heritage Rare Coin Galleries • Heritage Numismatic Auctions 3/1995: 5014.