1839 1C N-13, Booby Head, BN MS(PCGS#37252)

1839 1C N-13, Booby Head, BN MS (PCGS#37252)

September 2019 Pre-Long Beach U.S. & World Coin Auction #112

Lot Description: Lot 304 1839 N-13 R2 NGC graded MS61 Brown.Frosty medium brown and light chocolate. Satiny mint frost covers the fields and protected areas on both sides. Looks mint state but there is a touch of friction on the highest points of the devices. No spots or stains the only marks are a tiny tick in the field before the forehead and a microscopic tick on the top of the ear. There are traces of soft dirt in some of the protected places (should be easy to remove if desired). M-LDS. The final die crack through ES in STATES to the dentils over the adjacent O is faint but visible while the earlier crack at NITED STATE is dull but clear. Our grade is AU55.Estimate Value $775 - UP Ex Heritage Auctions 6/4/2014:7125-The Westwood Collection (lot ticket included).