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Long Beach Signature US Coin Sale 1256 8-9 Jun 2017
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1839 1C Booby Head, N-14, R.3, MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. Patchy areas of orange luster visit the reddish-brown surfaces of this Choice Booby Head cent. Lacking an outer berry under TED of UNITED and without a line beneath CENT, the N-14 is the sole Booby Head with a center dot on the reverse between ONE and CENT. A glossy and appealing example with high rims and a sharp strike, the present near-Gem is struck from a late die state with a bold die crack along the tops of STATES OF A, with minor microgranularity visible on both sides with a lens. Our EAC grade MS62.
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1839 1C Booby Head, N-14, R.3, MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. Patchy areas of orange luster visit the reddish-brown surfaces of this Choice Booby Head cent. Lacking an outer berry under TED of UNITED and without a line beneath CENT, the N-14 is the sole Booby Head with a center dot on the reverse between ONE and CENT. A glossy and appealing example with high rims and a sharp strike, the present near-Gem is struck from a late die state with a bold die crack along the tops of STATES OF A, with minor microgranularity visible on both sides with a lens. Our EAC grade MS62.
HID02901242017