1839 1C Silly Head, BN MS(PCGS#1748)

January 2023 Collectors Choice Online Auction U.S. Coins

Commissaire-priseur

Stack's Bowers

Numéro du lot

90307

Grade

AU55BN

Prix

528

Description du lot

1839 Modified Matron Head Cent. N-9. Rarity-2. Silly Head. AU-55 (PCGS). Glossy reddish-chocolate brown surfaces that have just a few minor marks and overall excellent eye appeal. Late die state. A pleasing AU example of the always popular and distinctive Silly Head. Provenance: From the John McBride Collection. Earlier ex John Ashby, May 1982; our (Bowers and Merena's) sale of the Paul S. Mory, Sr. Collection, June 2000, lot 267; Col. Steve Ellsworth, June 2020. PCGS# 1748. NGC ID: 225Y. Click here for certification details from PCGS.