Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of Early United States Cents

Obverse 17. Hair details have been added to the die to repair the "bald spot" of number 26.

Reverse U. Similar to reverse T, but the following will distinguish them: 1) ME and F are normal, not irregularly shaped or recut. 2) Berry below C(E) has a heavy stem slanting down to the right. 3) Berry above O(N) has its stem aiming at the space between F A; on reverse T, this stem aims between AM. 4) Small spine on the outer berry below R.

Edge: Plain edge (PE).

Die states: I. Horizontal crack is heavier than in number 26. Heavy clash marks from dentils at LIBERTY and right. Reverse cracked from the bases of CA to the ribbon and down through 00.

II. First crack extends to the center of I, now closely resembling that on state III of reverse T. Cracked from the rim to left top of u, ribbon, and fraction bar.

III. Horizontal crack almost reaches the rim behind the head. Small triangular rim break below the fraction; the state I crack joins it.

Equivalents: Proskey 14. Doughty 152. McGirk 4J3. Ross 13:9-K. Clapp-Newcomb 19. Sheldon 206. EAC 16. Encyclopedia 1737.

High Rarity 3.

Remarks: May exist with a perfect reverse die.

Condition Census:

EF40 Sharpness of AU-50 but several obverse nicks. Consignor with initial B" • Henry Chapman 6/1909: 756 $6 • J. W. Scott & Co., Ltd. • Henry C. Hines • Homer K. Downing • 1952 ANA (New Netherlands Coin Co. #38): 1864 $60 • C. Douglas Smith, 1971 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Galleries 9/1986: 300 $2,310. State II. Obverse and reverse illustrated in Noyes.

EF-40 Stuart A. Levine • Heritage Numismatic Auctions 10/1995: 5671 $3,190 • Roy Baker.

VF-35 Dr. George P. French, 3/21/1929 • B. Max Mehl FPL, 1929: 245 as "D-147" $150 • Henry A. Sternberg, 8/1930 • T. James Clarke, 10/1954 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr., 2/23/1992 • Eric Streiner, 12/1993 • Wes A. Rasmussen. State II.

VF-35 David Proskey • Henry C. Hines • Howard R. Newcomb, circa 1937 • Dr. William H. Sheldon, 4/19/ 1972 • R. E. Naftzger, Jr. • New Netherlands Coin Co. 11/1973: 521 $250 • Denis W. Loring • Dr. Byron M. Stuart • 1977 ANA (Kagin's Numismatic Auctions #309): 301 $375 • Tom Morley • Julian Leidman • Del Bland • Jack H. Beymer.

VF-35 Sharpness of EF-45 but fine scratches. Hollinbeck Coin Co. #149, 3/1953: 18 • Mrs. R. Henry Norweb • Bowers and Merena 11/1988: 2790 $1,760 • Chris Victor-McCawley (CVM) • Early American Coppers 4/1989: 117 $2,400 • Robinson S. Brown, Jr. • Superior Stamp & Coin Co. 1/1996: 286 $2,640 • Chris Kromer. State II.

VF-30 George H. Clapp • Henry C. Hines • Dr. William H. Sheldon. Dorothy Paschal, 11/1977 • William R. T. Smith • Denis W. Loring, 1978 • Fred H. Borcherdt.

VF-30 Charles J. Dupont • Stack's 9/1954: 303 $120 • A. Kosoff (Kosoff's Coin Bulletin #3, 11/1954) • Glen Wallace • A. Kosoff • Rare Coin Company of America 5/1974: 887 $95 • Gothic Coins & Stamps • R. K. "Knox" Ivey • Early American Coppers 5/1981: 182 $650 John R. "Bob" Grellman, Jr.

VF-30 F. Dabney Caldwell, Jr. • Stack's 4/1988: 2109 $935.

VF-25 With a small obverse planchet defect. Howard R. Newcomb. J. C. Morgenthau & Co. #458, 2/1945: 297 $30 • Judge Thomas L. Gaskill • New Netherlands Coin Co., privately 11/1956 • Dorothy Paschal • New Netherlands Coin Co. #50, 12/1957: 1147 $100 • Dorothy Paschal • Allen E. McDowell • Jake Hendin, 7/1978 • Richard V. Punchard • Bowers and Merena 3/1996: 286 • Michael "Mickey" Arcanti.

VF-25 George H. Clapp, 3/31/1949 • Carnegie Institute.

VF-25 Dr. Christian A. Allenburger • B. Max Mehl #111, 3/1948: 474 $12.60 • Willard C. Blaisdell • Del Bland • Richard H. Wright • Valley Plaza Coins (Richard H. Wright) FPL #1, Fall 1976: 300 $210 • Bowers and Ruddy Galleries 10/1977: 839 $125 • William R. T. Smith • Jack H. Beymer.

VF-25 Sharpness of EF-45 but initials ST scratched on obverse, light roughness on half of reverse; cleaned and recolored. John Christensen (Excelsior Coin Gallery), 5/1979 • Dr. Philip W. Ralls • Douglas F. Bird • Michael Kramer • Gary Ruttenberg • M & G Auctions 8/1996: 197 $605 • Steven K. Ellsworth.

VF-25 L. P. Jones • Thomas L. Elder 6/1922: 542 $10 • George H. Clapp • ANS. State I. Reverse illustrated in Clapp-Newcomb, in Early American Cents, and in Penny Whimsy.

VF-25 William G. Preston, 10/15/1901 • Museum of Fine Arts (Boston) • 1976 ANA (Stack's): 243 $100.