Rarity: Common

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Significant examples:
NGC MS-65  Brown.  Ex - Superior Galleries "The ANA 2001 National Money Show Auction", March 8-9, 2001, Lot 22, unsold, "...A couple tiny ticks on the front edge of the neck are the only signs of contact.  The dentils over star 5 and opposing ones at the U in UNITED are flat, a result of a minor clip in the planchet, as struck.  MDS.  EAC graded MS62 and tied for CC#3."

Sources and/or recommended reading:
"Attribution Guide For United States Large Cents 1840-1857", 2nd edition by J.R. Grellman and Jules Reiver.

"Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia Of U.S. And Colonial Coins" by Walter Breen