Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Obverse 1. LE. VE. UH. VR. Crosslet 4, as in the half dollars and half eagles. Wide date. I is heavily repunched and RTY are repunched but less obviously. Die file marks through BERTY into hair. Double curl behind the eye. Ninth and 10th stars are closer together than others.

Reverse A. NR. PR. SPC. PC. N is above I which is above T, bases of STA are below TES, tops of TE(S) are very close, RI nearly touch, and I is slightly higher. Broad coarse dentils, unlike previous dies.

Die states: I. "Perfect dies." Reverse raised ridge beginning within the border. Light flowlines.

II. Clash marks at the throat and right of (N)E and (N)T.

Raised ridge at dentil tips above TES OF A. Smith (1985).

Equivalents: Proskey 1. Doughty 224. McGirk 1A. Clapp 1. Sheldon 294. EAC 1. Encyclopedia 1788.

Rarity 1. Less common than number 2. Forms about 48% of 1814s auctioned. (United States Turban Cents, P: 158.)

Remarks: Occasionally found with a double profile. McGirk (Supplement, IB) described A. C. Gies's specimen with triple profile on nose and chin.

Condition Census:

At least a half dozen coins qualify at the MS-61 to MS-64 grade range, but nothing better has been seen. In total, probably around 25 examples exist in full Mint State. Some of the better examples are:

MS-64 From England • Jonathan K. Kern • Gordon J. Wrubel, 1982 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner • Jay Parrino (The Mint) • Silvana DeGenova (Tangible Assets) • Superior Galleries 7/1993: 19 • Dr. Eugene Sherman • Silvana DeGenova (Tangible Assets).

MS-63 Colonial Trading Co. • Gene Sanders (Coinko) • Superior Stamp & Coin 9/1997: 86 $39,600 • Thomas D. Reynolds.

MS-63 Virgil M. Brand • B. G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.), 2/3/1944 $32.50. Dr. J. Hewitt Judd • A. Kosoff ("An Illustrated History of United States Coins"), 1962: 66 not priced • William E. Florence, 1/1964 • Leo A Young • Auction '80 (Rare Coin Company of America): 1528 $13,000 • Stanley Kesselman • R. E. Naftzger, Jr.,2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner • Jay Parrino (The Mint) • Superior Galleries 7/1993: 20 not sold • Jay Parrino (The Mint) • Heritage Numismatic Auctions 6/1995: 5018 $18,150.

MS-61 W.M. "Jack" Wadlington.

MS-61 Charles H. Deetz, 9/1926 • George H. Clapp • ANS • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/1972 • R. E. N aftzger, Jr • Auction '81 (Stack's): 1513 $4,500 • Stanley Kesselman • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23 /1992 • Eric Streiner • Jay Parrino (The Mint), 4/16/1996 • W. M. "Jack" Wadlington. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

MS-61 Col. E. H. R. Green • B. G. Johnson (St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.), 3/24/1943 • A. Kosoff • Oscar J. Pearl • Numismatic Gallery FPL, 1944: 235 $30 • unknown • Norman Stack Collection • Eric Streiner • Mark Yaffe (National Gold Exchange), Ron Karp (New York Gold Mart), and Martin Paul (The Rarities Group) • Jack H. Beymer, 4/26/1991 • Jeffrey Oliphant. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Early American Cents and in Penny Whimsy.