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Coin Value History
1839 1c Silly Head, N-4 MS BN AG3 BN
1839 Modified Matron Head Cent. N-4. Rarity-1. Silly Head. Extremely Fine, Porous.
$192
1839 Modified Matron Head Cent. N-4. Rarity-1. Silly Head. Extremely Fine.
$192
1839 1C Silly Head, N-4, R.1, VF25 PCGS. PCGS Population: (1/21). Mintage 3,128,661....
VF25
PCGS
$109
1839 1C Silly Head, N-4, R.1, VF35 NGC. NGC Census: (3/17). PCGS Population: (2/19). VF35. Mintage 3,128,661. ...
VF35
NGC
$384
1839 Modified Matron Head Cent. N-4. Rarity-1. Silly Head. VF-35 (PCGS).
VF35
PCGS
$192
1839 Modified Matron Head Cent. N-4. Rarity-2. Silly Head. VF-35 (PCGS).
VF35
PCGS
$288
1839 1C Silly Head, N-4, R.1, XF40 PCGS. Incorrectly designated as Booby Head by PCGS. CDN: $200 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS XF...
XF40
PCGS
$268
1839 1C Silly Head, N-4, R.1, XF45 PCGS. PCGS Population: (24/98). Mintage 3,128,661....
XF45
PCGS
$312
1839 1C Silly Head, N-4, R.1, XF45 NGC. NGC Census: (1/14). PCGS Population (1/6). Mintage: 3,128,661. ...
XF45
NGC
$306
1839 1C Silly Head, N-4, R.1, AU55 PCGS. PCGS Population (1/4). NGC Census: (4/9). Mintage: 3,128,661....
AU55
PCGS
$529
1839 1C Silly Head, N-4, R.1, AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: 4 in 58, 11 finer (1/26). CDN: $525 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58....
AU58
PCGS
$915
1839 1C Silly Head, N-4, R.1, MS64 Brown PCGS. Ex: Dr. Tom Wachtel Collection. PCGS Population: (2/5). Mintage 3,128,661....
MS64
PCGS
$2,640
1839 1C Silly Head, N-4, R.1, MS60 Brown ANACS. NGC Census: (1/7). PCGS Population: (0/10). MS60. Mintage 3,128,661....
MS60
ANACS
$900
1839 Modified Matron Head Cent. N-4. Rarity-1. Silly Head. MS-62 BN (PCGS).
MS62
PCGS
$660
1839 Modified Matron Head Cent. N-4. Rarity-1. Silly Head. MS-63 BN (PCGS).
MS63
PCGS
$1,440
1839 1C Silly Head, N-4, R.1, MS65 Brown PCGS. ...
MS65
PCGS
$2,468
1839 1C Silly Head, N-4, R.1, MS65 Brown PCGS. ...
MS65
PCGS
$3,055
1839 Modified Matron Head Cent. N-4. Silly Head. Rarity-1. Noyes Die State-B/B. MS-65BN (PCGS).
MS65
PCGS
$7,638
1839 Modified Matron Head Cent. N-4. Rarity-1. Silly Head. Noyes Die State B/B. MS-65 BN (PCGS). CAC.
MS65
PCGS
$4,994
1839 1C Silly Head, N-4, R.1, MS65 Brown PCGS. CAC. ...
MS65
PCGS
$4,818
1839 1C Silly Head, N-4, R.1, MS63 Brown PCGS. ...
MS63
PCGS
$1,058
1839 1C Silly Head, N-4, R.1, MS65 Brown NGC. Our EAC Grade MS62. ...
MS65
NGC
$2,585
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