1839 1C Booby Head, RB MS(PCGS#1752)

November 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

3014

等级

MS65+RB

价格

92,845

详细说明

Condition Census 1839 N-13 Booby Head Cent The Newman Specimen 1839 Modified Matron Head Cent. N-13. Rarity-2. Booby Head. MS-65+ RB (PCGS). CAC. Gem Mint State quality for this perennially popular large cent variety. Both sides are fully lustrous with a hard, satiny texture that is free of detracting marks. Ample rose-orange color remains, the surfaces also generously toned in mottled olive and gray-brown. Boldly to sharply struck with just a few faint carbon flecks precluding an even higher numeric grade. Noyes Die State A/B. The popular Booby Head Guide Bookvariety of the 1839 cent is identifiable by looking at Liberty's shoulder on the obverse, which is exposed. The reverse dies combined with the various Booby Head obverses also omit the line under the word CENT in the denomination. Several die marriages of the Booby Head variety are known, major design changes being especially prolific for the 1839 large cents. Indeed, the years from 1835 through 1839 saw considerable experimentation and modification of the basic Matron Head design type before the Mint finally settled on the Braided Hair motif that would continue in use through the end of the large cent series in 1857. Such a proliferation of types has fascinated and challenged early copper enthusiasts for decades, providing ample collecting opportunities. Indeed, the term Booby Head dates back to the mid 19th century, probably as early as 1859/1860, although not standardized until June of 1868 by Ebenezer Locke Mason, Jr. in his Coin and Stamp Collectors' Magazine. As one of the finest known example of the 1839 N-13 dies, and one of the highest graded Booby Head cents of any die marriage known to PCGS, this important coin would serve as a highlight in the finest type set or specialized early copper collection. Provenance: Ex Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society; Heritage's sale of the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part IX, November 2017, lot 15072. PCGS Population (all die marriages of the Booby Head variety): 1; 5 finer in this category (MS-67 RB finest). PCGS# 1752. NGC ID: 225Z. Click here for certification details from PCGS.