Lot 312
1839 N-5 R2 Booby Head PCGS graded MS64 Brown, CAC Approved. Lustrous medium brown and light chocolate with swipes of darker olive brown toning around the coronet tip and under the R in AMERICA. Sharply struck and quite attractive. There are no notable contact marks, but there are very faint traces of an old fingerprint in the field at stars 10-12. MDS with very fine radial die flowlines in the fields on both sides. A very nice cent that comes with an outstanding provenance. Graded MS60 by Del Bland. Our grade is MS60. The attribution is noted on the PCGS label. PCGS population 2; 4 finer: 1 in 64+, 1 in 65, 2 in 66. PCGS #37237. Estimated Value $1,500 - UP
Ex Henry C. Hines-Dr. William H. Sheldon-C. Douglas Smith-Louis Helfenstein, Lester Merkin 8/14/1964:186 (as MS65, plated)-E. I. Unterman, Lester Merkin 10/29/1973:376-R. S. Brown, Jr., Superior 9/30/1986:890-1990 EAC Sale, lot 256-March Wells, McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Superior 2/7/2000:2065-Chris McCawley, 2008 EAC Sale, McCawley & Grellman Auctions 5/10/2008:522-Chuck Hall Collection (includes the EAC Sale lot ticket).
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| Realized $3,240 |
