Lot 547
1839 Coronet Head Cent. PCGS graded MS-64 Brown. Lustrous light bluish steel brown with traces of mint red in protected areas. A tiny nick on the cheek, faint traces of an old fingerprint at star 8, and a speck of very light carbon at the dentils under the wreath are the notable defects, and all are trivial. LDS. The fields are covered with fine radial flowlines and the dentils are blurry. An attractive Booby Head cent. Purchased as a 65th birthday gift by wife Joan. Our grade is MS60+. Pop 1; 1 in 65; 2 in 66. Only 5 graded at PCGS for the variety. DWH #2274 (PCGS # 37237) .
Estimated Value $2,000-UP.
Ex Tony Terranova, 2003 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 4/26/03:708-Chris McCawley 6/28/03-Joan Holmes-gift to Dan Holmes as 65th birthday present.
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