Lot 558
1839 N-12 R4+ VF20. Booby Head. VF-20. Five points sharper but there are some old hairline scratches from the bust tip to the dentils under star 1, a dull rim nick over star 8, a couple small rim nicks above the O in OF, plus some minor nicks scattered about the obverse. Glossy chocolate and olive brown with a small spot of reddish brown toning under the T in UNITED. LDS with a strong bisecting die crack across the obverse from the dentils at star 4 to the dentils under star 11. May be the discovery coin for the late die state (comes with a 1917 note from Henry Chapman stating this is the first he had seen). Called VF35 net VF25 and tied for CC#12 in the Noyes census, his photo #25843. Removed from an NGC slab graded EF45 (NGC label included). DWH #2639.
Estimated Value $1,000-UP.
Ex Henry Chapman 6/27/1917:662-Henry C. Hines 10/20/45-Willard C. Blaisdell 9/76-R. E. Naftzger, Jr. 5/86-Wes Rasmussen, Heritage 1/13/05:3730 (the attribution and Rasmussen provenance are noted on the NGC label).
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| Realized $1,495 |
