Pos	Grade	Pedigree and History
1	MS65BN PCGS grade
2	MS64BN estimated grade	Virgil Brand Collection - B.G. Johnson - Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society - Heritage 5/2014:30177, $25,850
3	MS63 estimated grade	Henry C. Miller Collection - Hillyer Ryder Collection - F.C.C. Boyd Collection - John J. Ford, Jr. Collection - Stack's 10/2003:87, $27,600
3	MS63 estimated grade	Dr. Edward Maris Collection - H.P. Smith 6/1886:369 - T. Harrison Garrett Collection - Robert Garrett Collection - John Work Garrett Collection - Johns Hopkins University Collection - Bowers & Ruddy 10/1980:1400, $7,000
3	MS63 estimated grade	Charles I. Bushnell Collection - Col. James W. Ellsworth Collection - John Work Garrett Collection - Johns Hopkins University Collection - Bowers & Ruddy 10/1980:1403, $8,500
6	MS62BN PCGS grade	Col. James W. Ellsworth Collection - John Work Garrett Collection - Johns Hopkins University Collection - Bowers & Ruddy 10/1980:1399, $3,600 - Heritage 10/2015:3014, $8,225
6	MS62BN PCGS grade	Heritage 1/2012:3982, $6,325
8	AU58 PCGS grade
8	AU58 estimated grade	Col. James W. Ellsworth Collection - John Work Garrett Collection - Johns Hopkins University Collection - Bowers & Ruddy 10/1980:1399, $3,600 - Heritage 10/2015:3014, $8,225
10	AU55 PCGS grade	P.T. Quigley Collection - Stack's/Bowers 11/2015:23189, $1,586.25

#1 MS65BN PCGS grade

#2 MS64BN estimated grade

Virgil Brand Collection - B.G. Johnson - Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society - Heritage 5/2014:30177, $25,850

#3 MS63 estimated grade

Henry C. Miller Collection - Hillyer Ryder Collection - F.C.C. Boyd Collection - John J. Ford, Jr. Collection - Stack's 10/2003:87, $27,600

#3 MS63 estimated grade

Dr. Edward Maris Collection - H.P. Smith 6/1886:369 - T. Harrison Garrett Collection - Robert Garrett Collection - John Work Garrett Collection - Johns Hopkins University Collection - Bowers & Ruddy 10/1980:1400, $7,000

#3 MS63 estimated grade

Charles I. Bushnell Collection - Col. James W. Ellsworth Collection - John Work Garrett Collection - Johns Hopkins University Collection - Bowers & Ruddy 10/1980:1403, $8,500

#6 MS62BN PCGS grade

Col. James W. Ellsworth Collection - John Work Garrett Collection - Johns Hopkins University Collection - Bowers & Ruddy 10/1980:1399, $3,600 - Heritage 10/2015:3014, $8,225

#6 MS62BN PCGS grade

Heritage 1/2012:3982, $6,325

#8 AU58 PCGS grade

#8 AU58 estimated grade

Col. James W. Ellsworth Collection - John Work Garrett Collection - Johns Hopkins University Collection - Bowers & Ruddy 10/1980:1399, $3,600 - Heritage 10/2015:3014, $8,225

#10 AU55 PCGS grade

P.T. Quigley Collection - Stack's/Bowers 11/2015:23189, $1,586.25

Ron Guth:

The term "Straight Plow Beam" is self-explanatory. Instead of curving upwards, the beam juts out horizontally from the handles of the plow. Attached to the plow beam are the coulter and the hitch (or hake). Dr. Edward Maris identified fifteen different varieties that have a straight plow beam. The description of the shield as being "narrow" is a bit subjective, since the widths vary from variety to variety. Walter Breen classified the reverses as Small Shield, Large Shield, and Borderless Shield, which adds further to the confusion. PCGS lumps them all together into this type.

We know of eight Mint State examples of this type, though there are probably more in major collections that we have not included. The finest certified example is the PCGS MS65BN from the Bareford and Naftzger Collections. Looking at the illustration above, the coin appears to be glossy brown with traces of original red in the protecteced areas.