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Coin Value History
1839 1c Booby Head MS BN G4 BN
1839 1C Booby Head--Corroded, Damaged, Tooled--ANACS. VG Details Net AG3. NGC Census: (0/143). PCGS Population (0/106). Min...
AG3
ANACS
$11
1839 1C Booby Head Good 6 PCGS. PCGS Population: (7/300). NGC Census: (6/138). Good 6 . Mintage 3,128,661. ...
G6
PCGS
$35
1839 Modified Matron Head Cent. N-6. Rarity-2. Booby Head. EF Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
$244
1839 1C Booby Head VF Details NCS. VG8 EAC....
VG8
$115
1839 1c ANACS VG-10 BN (Booby Head)
VG10
ANACS
$41
1839 1c PCGS F12 (Booby Head)
F12
PCGS
$112
1839 1C Booby Head Fine 15 PCGS. PCGS Population: (7/301). NGC Census: (2/142). CDN: $60 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS Fine 15. M...
F15
PCGS
$94
1839 1C Booby Head VF20 NGC. NGC Census: (3/149). PCGS Population: (15/290). CDN: $70 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS VF20. Mintage...
VF20
NGC
$85
1839 Modified Matron Head Cent. N-13. Rarity-2. Booby Head. VF-25 BN (NGC).
VF25
NGC
$96
1839 Modified Matron Head Cent. N-13. Rarity-2. Booby Head. VF-30 (PCGS).
VF30
PCGS
$183
1839 1C Booby Head, N-14, R.3, AU55 PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: 2 in 55, 8 finer. CAC: 1 in 55, 0 finer (5/26). CDN: $570 W...
AU55
PCGS
$1,159
1839 Modified Matron Head Cent. N-6. Rarity-2. Booby Head. VF Details--Cleaned (CACG).
OGP
$54
1839 Modified Matron Head Cent. N-11. Rarity-1. Booby Head. MS-65 BN (PCGS).
MS65
PCGS
$4,320
1839 1C Booby Head, N-11, R.1, XF45 PCGS. Mintage 3,128,661....
XF45
PCGS
$336
1839 1C Booby Head, N-6, R.2, MS62 Brown NGC. NGC Census: (2/2). Mintage 3,128,661. ...
MS62
NGC
$930
1839 Modified Matron Head Cent. N-13. Rarity-2. Booby Head. AU-58 (PCGS).
AU58
PCGS
$630
1839 1C Booby Head, N-14, R.3, AU53 PCGS. PCGS Population: (2/8 and 0/1+). Mintage 3,128,661....
AU53
PCGS
$528
1839 1C Booby Head, N-12, R.4, VF35 PCGS. PCGS Population: (1/6)....
VF35
PCGS
$900
1839 1C Booby Head, N-5, R.2, AU50 PCGS. PCGS Population: (1/11 and 0/2+). Mintage 3,128,661....
AU50
PCGS
$540
1839 Modified Matron Head Cent. N-7. Rarity-2. Booby Head. MS-64 BN (PCGS).
MS64
PCGS
$2,640
1839 1C Booby Head, N-7, R.2, MS63 Brown PCGS. Mintage 3,128,661....
MS63
PCGS
$1,440
1839 1C Booby Head, N-12, R.4, XF40 PCGS. The terminal die state and apparently the discovery coin for that late die state....
XF40
PCGS
$1,620
1839 Modified Matron Head Cent. N-13. Rarity-2. Booby Head. MS-66 BN (PCGS). CMQ-X.
MS66
PCGS
$7,800
1839 1C Booby Head MS61 Brown NGC. NGC Census: (8/55). PCGS Population: (3/65). Mintage 3,128,661. ...
MS61
NGC
$646
MS60
$3,105
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