1829 1C N-5, BN MS(PCGS#36931)

The August 2013 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1504

Grade

VF35BN

Price

2,233

Lot Description

1829 Matron Head Cent. N-5. Rarity-3. Medium Letters--Struck 20% Off Center--VF-35 BN (NGC). Smooth copper surfaces are toned with uniform dark chocolate brown throughout on this dramatic mint error. The strike is sharp and slightly bent the planchet, as usual for an off center coin. All but the very top of Liberty's head and hair bun is on the planchet, the reverse has most of the wreath but is lacking a bit from the lower portion. Free of all but minor circulation marks and a desirable example for the specialist. PCGS# E36931. Provenance: Ex: Wayne Babbit, June 18, 1983; Jim Corrado; Ira & Larry Goldberg's Pre-Long Beach Sale of February 2007, lot 585; and Ira & Larry Goldberg's sale of the Dan Holmes Collection, Part III, September 2010, lot 485.