Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Obverse 4. UE. UE. C. C. RT apart with bases about even. T shows traces of repunching. Plain dot on upright of Y. No center dot. Three fused dentils left of the eighth star.

Reverse D. NR. SPR. NC. NC. In STATES, E is nearer to T than tos.

Die states: I. Perfect obverse die. Clear dentils. Faint reverse clash mark right of (N)T. Smith (1985A) state 1.

II. Obverse dentils are less clear (die wear) with a gap between the rim and dentils at the upper left. Clash marks behind the head. Reverse has at least four weak sets of clash marks right of (N)E and (N)T. Raised ridge at dentil tips above ES OF AM. Smith (1985A) state 2.

III Dies reground to remove clash marks. Forelock and lowest curl are weak, most of interior of the ear is gone, tail of R is attenuated, and right arm of Y is very thin.

IV. Dentils crumbling opposite second to sixth stars. Equivalents: Proskey 3. Doughty 213. McGirk 3A.

Clapp 3. Sheldon 283. EAC 4. Encyclopedia 1778.

Rarity 3.

Remarks: On lighter strikings leaf point below D is between positions PC and NR, i.e. between inner curve and center of curves; leaf point at F is below left edge of the upright.

"Lowest average grade of the four perfect date 1810s." (Smith, "United States Turban Cents," p.165.)

McGirk 3C2 claims a rim break above RI, from a coin in the George R. Ross collection. Unseen.

Condition Census:

MS-61 Henry C. Hines • Homer K. Downing • 1952 ANA (New Netherlands Coin Co. #38): 1987 $80 • Harold Bareford, 9/13/1985 • Herman Halpern, 12/11/ 1986 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner, 4/ 23/1992 • Fred H. Borcherdt. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Early American Cents, in Penny Whimsy, and in Noyes.

MS-61 Weakly struck. Heritage Numismatic Auctions #3, 6/1989: 36 as "5-282" $4,840 • Anthony Terranova • Stack's. Stack's 10/1991: 512 $14,025 • Robert Schick.

AU-55 Pine Tree Auction Co. 2/1975: 804 $1,000 • First Coinvestors • Pine Tree Auction Co. 2/1976: 1152 $1,150 • First Coinvestors • Pine Tree Auction Galleries 1/1977: 133 $400 • Ed Kucia (Libertas Americana Galleries) • Ray Chatham, 1978 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 419 $2,530 • Wes A. Rasmussen. State III.

AU-55 James A. Stack, Sr. • Bowers and Ruddy Galleries 4/1979: 167 $1,050 • Dr. Willard J. Carmel, Jr. • Jack H. Beymer • Paul Burke III • Jack H. Beymer • John Wilson • Jack H. Beymer • Morgan Mayfield (stolen on 1/19/1988; later owned by Vincent Blume, Frank Fidnarick and J. J. Teaparty in whose stock it was discovered by Del Bland and eventually returned to Morgan Mayfield.)

AU-50 Howard R. Newcomb • J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 475 $35 • James Kelly • Standish Hall. Hollinbeck Stamp and Coin Co. FPL #25, 1947: 62 $40 • Rodney T. Grove • Robert Nofal and Lewis Kling. • Auction '81 (Superior Stamp & Coin Co.): 528 $2,100. David Berg.

AU-50 Judge Thomas L. Gaskill. New Netherlands Coin Co., privately 11/1956 • Dorothy Paschal.

AU-50 E. M. Wharton • Stack's 10/1945: 942 $75 • Standish Hall • James Kelly 4/1957: 116 $75.

AU-50 Peter Mougey • William H. Woodin • Thomas L. Elder #43, 9/1910: 78 $4.50 • Elmer S. Sears.

EF-45 John P. Lyman • S. H. Chapman 11/1913: 434 $5.75 • William Sleicher • Charles E. Clapp, Sr., 7/1924 • George H. Clapp • ANS • (no longer in ANS collection).

EF-45 Weakly struck. Bowers and Merena 1/1990: 1134 $2,090 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. 1/1996:387 $3300.