1839 1C Silly Head, BN MS (PCGS#1748)
January 2023 Collectors Choice Online Auction U.S. Coins
- Auctioneer
- Stack's Bowers
- Lot Number
- 90307
- Grade
- AU55BN
- Price
- 528
- Lot Description
- 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.
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