1816 LARGE CENT - NEWCOMB 9
Rarity: ScarceVariety Equivalents:
Breen 1791
Notes:
No Proofs are known of this variety.
This was the only use of the obverse die.
The reverse die of this
variety was also used on:
1816 Newcomb 3
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Images courtesy of Superior
Stamp & Coin
The coin illustrated above
is ex - Roy Harte - Bowers & Ruddy Galleries' January 25, 1983 sale,
Lot 552 - Jack Robinson - Superior Stamp & Coin's January 29, 1989
sale, Lot 665 - March Wells - Superior Stamp &
Coin's "Pre-Long Beach" sale, February 7-8, 2000, Lot 1738,
"EF-40, double profile".
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The
Cent Book 1816-1839" by John D. Wright
"Walter Breen's
Complete Encyclopedia Of U.S. And Colonial Coins" by Walter Breen
Relevant collector
organizations:
Early American Coppers Club
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