1839 N-6 R2 Booby Head AU50. Sharpness close to mint state but there is a planchet lamination at NE in ONE, as struck. Otherwise this cent is sharply struck and quite attractive. Glossy medium brown and light chocolate with a trace of faded mint red remaining visible on the obverse. EDS with hard, slightly reflective fields on both sides. Just too bad about the small lamination. But it comes with a nice provenance.
Estimated Value $250-UP.
Ex Anderson Dupont Sale, Part I, Stack's 9/24/1954:801-R. E. Naftzger, Jr.-Stack's 4/27/1983:1110-Carvin Goodridge collection (both lot tickets included, and the Dupont envelope has Naftzger's annotations in green ink).
U.S. Colonial and Copper Coins,
Large Cents
