1839 1C Head of 1838, BN MS(PCGS#1744)

Spring 2026 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

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Stack's Bowers

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2278

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MS66+BN

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6,600

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Noyes Die State D/C. Exceptional aesthetic appeal due in no small part to the intense cartwheel luster on both sides. Considerable mint red remains at the centers, most vivid in the recesses but certainly not confined to them. It spreads outward, as it mellows to light steel and olive. Some areas closer to the rims are bold blue-green. There is really only a single mark worthy of mention, this being just right of ONE CENT on the reverse, nearly against the wreath. As such it has little effect on the overall eye appeal. The high points of the obverse are remarkably pristine. What appears to be a depressed irregularity in the field to the upper right of star 1 is a defect that formed in the die as it aged and it is seen on other later state coins. Heavy flowlines in the fields have resulted in waviness and light distortion around the devices. The denticles are soft, where present, and missing completely around about a third of each side.<p>This lovely and significant 1839 N-3 cent is tied for CC#6 with one other coin in the Noyes census. Interestingly, this coin is among those high grade early American pieces that turned up in England, likely having been in the cabinet of a collector there since shortly after it was struck. Much later, Ted Naftzger held it for a span of 20 years in his legendary collection, after which it passed into the Twin Leaf Collection and was off the market for a further 14 years.