1839/6 Penny, BN (Regular Strike): Value Chart, Auction Price & Comprehensive Analysis

As of May, 2024, a 1839/6 Penny, BN in circulated condition is worth between $325.00 and $65,000.00, while an uncirculated specimen can be valued between $275,000.00 and $375,000.00, depending on its grade and strike quality.

Looking back at auction records, the highest price was achieved by a Mint State grade that was hammered at $264,500.00 in the 02/01/2009 by renowned auctioneer Goldberg Auctioneers, showcasing the allure of top-tier rarities.

Designer: Robert Scot

Edge: Plain

Diameter: 28.00 millimeters

Weight: 10.89 grams

Mintage: 3,128,661

Mint: Philadelphia

Metal: Copper

Series: Coronet Head Cents 1816-1857

1839/6 Penny, Bn (Regular Strike) – Price Chart

If you are aware of your coin’s grade, refer to the following chart to determine its value:

Grade	Price($)
MS-65+	375,000.00
MS-65	275,000.00
AU-58	65,000.00
AU-55+	37,000.00
AU-55	32,500.00
AU-53+	27,500.00
AU-53	26,000.00
AU-50+	23,500.00
AU-50	22,500.00
XF-45+	19,500.00
XF-45	18,500.00
XF-40	8,500.00
VF-35	7,500.00
VF-30	4,250.00
VF-25	3,500.00
VF-20	2,600.00
F-15	2,000.00
F-12	1,250.00
VG-10	900.00
VG-8	650.00
G-6	550.00
G-4	475.00
AG-3	325.00

If you are unsure of the grade, you can assess it based on the coin’s condition. More detailed information here.

Grade	Lowest Price($)	Highest Price($)	Average Price($)
Mint State	275,000.00	375,000.00	325,000.00
About Uncirculated	22,500.00	65,000.00	33,428.57
Extremely Fine	8,500.00	19,500.00	15,500.00
Fine and Very Fine	1,250.00	7,500.00	3,516.67
Good and Very Good	475.00	900.00	643.75
Poor, Fair, and About Good	325.00	325.00	325.00

Please note that the estimated values are derived from the latest data in the PCGS Price Guide and are not guaranteed to be 100% accurate. We strongly recommend reviewing actual auction records, which can be filtered by grade. For further insights, refer to our analysis report, which is based on these data.

Also, there are multiple versions of the 1839 Coronet Head Cent. We recommend checking the values of these coins as well to ensure a comprehensive assessment.

Coin Name	Min Circulated Price($)	Max Circulated Price($)	Min Uncirculated Price($)	Max Uncirculated Price($)
1839 Penny Head of 1838, BN (Regular Strike)	20.00	590.00	625.00	21,500.00
1839 Penny Silly Head, BN (Regular Strike)	20.00	1,000.00	1,050.00	35,500.00
1839 Penny Booby Head, BN (Regular Strike)	26.00	875.00	950.00	35,000.00
1839 Penny Booby Head, RB (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	1,000.00	55,000.00
1839 Penny N-4 Silly Head, BN (Regular Strike)	35.00	1,000.00	1,050.00	14,500.00
1839 Penny Booby Head, RD (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	5,000.00	28,000.00
1839 Penny N-4 Silly Head, RB (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	2,750.00	11,000.00
1839 Penny N-9 Silly Head, BN (Regular Strike)	25.00	1,000.00	1,050.00	35,000.00
1839 Penny N-2 Head of 1838, BN (Regular Strike)	30.00	500.00	600.00	3,100.00
1839 Penny N-9 Silly Head, RB (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	11,000.00	11,000.00
1839 Penny N-2 Head of 1838, RB (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	16,000.00	16,000.00
1839 Penny N-5 Booby Head, BN (Regular Strike)	50.00	850.00	1,850.00	6,750.00
1839 Penny N-3 Head of 1838, BN (Regular Strike)	20.00	500.00	600.00	8,750.00
1839 Penny N-7 Booby Head, BN (Regular Strike)	40.00	850.00	900.00	4,200.00
1839 Penny Head of 1838, RB (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	700.00	22,500.00
1839 Penny N-12 Booby Head, BN (Regular Strike)	400.00	525.00	N/A	N/A
1839 Penny N-5 Booby Head, RB (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	45,000.00	45,000.00
1839 Penny Silly Head, RB (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	2,750.00	15,500.00
1839 Penny N-6 Booby Head, BN (Regular Strike)	40.00	850.00	900.00	6,750.00
1839 Penny N-15 Booby Head, BN (Regular Strike)	1,900.00	6,500.00	15,000.00	15,000.00
1839 Penny N-13 Booby Head, BN (Regular Strike)	40.00	850.00	900.00	6,750.00
1839 Penny N-13 Booby Head, RB (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	30,000.00	30,000.00
1839/6 Penny Newcomb 1, BN (Regular Strike)	325.00	65,000.00	325,000.00	325,000.00
1839 Penny N-11 Booby Head, BN (Regular Strike)	40.00	850.00	900.00	25,000.00
1839 Penny N-14 Booby Head, BN (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	1,300.00	8,500.00
1839 Penny N-11 Booby Head, RB (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	23,500.00	23,500.00
1839 Penny N-14 Booby Head, RB (Regular Strike)	N/A	N/A	2,750.00	23,500.00

Coins listed have various mint marks and designations indicating where they were minted and if they are special strikes. To learn more about what the different mint marks and designations mean, please refer to our Mint Mark Chart and Coin Designation Reference Chart.

1839/6 Penny, Bn (Regular Strike) – Auction Chart & Report

This tool is very user-friendly. Simply select the coin grade, and our system will provide detailed information including:

Lowest Sale Price
Highest Sale Price
Average Sale Price
Most Recent Sale Price
Number of Sales
Sales Volume

You can also select different time periods for your query: 1 month, 6 months, 1 year, 3 years, or All time, with the default set to All time.

Grade:

Find On eBay

$15.75

Lowest Sale Price

$1,495.00

Highest Sale Price

$533.84

Average Sale Price

$660.00

Most Recent Sale Price

Number of Sales

$10,676.88

Sales Volume

Grade Impact Analysis

Grade	Lowest Price($)	Highest Price($)	Average Price($)
MS-65+	264,500.00	264,500.00	264,500.00
MS-60	16,800.00	16,800.00	16,800.00
AU-58	8,050.00	52,900.00	23,287.67
AU-53	150.00	150.00	150.00
AU-50	3,738.00	14,400.00	7,483.67
XF-45	14,950.00	27,600.00	21,275.00
XF-40	747.00	6,900.00	3,980.10
VF-35	3,738.00	5,581.25	4,659.63
VF-30	2,185.00	9,200.00	5,081.67
VF-25	1,323.00	4,888.00	2,925.40
VF-20	384.00	4,600.00	1,827.50
F-15	546.00	2,530.00	1,697.22
F-12	633.00	2,300.00	1,410.50
VG-10	252.00	1,610.00	791.67
VG-8+	588.00	588.00	588.00
VG-8	15.75	1,495.00	533.84
G-6	282.00	541.00	436.71
G-4	174.00	345.00	280.33
AG-3	104.00	104.00	104.00
PO-1	276.00	1,200.00	826.77

The chart shows the min and max prices for the 1839/6 Penny, BN (Regular Strike) coin across various grades from PO-1 to MS-65+. The prices generally increase as the grade improves, with MS-65+ having the highest max price $264,500.00.

Within each grade, there is also variability in prices, likely due to factors like specific coin characteristics or market conditions at time of sale. Overall, the chart illustrates how coin grade is a key driver of value for this particular 1839/6 Penny, BN (Regular Strike).

Auction House Comparison

The pie chart breaks down the market share of various auction houses for selling the 1839/6 Penny, BN (Regular Strike) coin. Heritage Auctions dominates with 61.06% share, followed by Goldberg Auctioneers / Stack's Bowers with 9.73% / 7.96% appearances respectively..

Price Trend Over Time

The graph presents a detailed analysis of the average annual auction sale price and frequency for the 1839/6 Penny, BN (Regular Strike) coin over the years. This visual representation traces the coin's value fluctuations, illustrating periods of increase, decrease, or stability in its average auction price.

Such a historical view is indispensable for collectors, investors, or researchers who are keen on comprehending the market dynamics and the coin's value trend over an extended period.

Raw Auction Records

Here are the lasted auction records from the auction history of the past years. You can filter these records by coin grade.

Grade	Grade Source	Seller	Price($)	Sold Date
F-15	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,560.00	07/23/2023
G-6	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	456.00	02/27/2023
F-12	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	1,200.00	01/25/2023
VG-10	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	408.00	11/30/2022
VF-25	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	3,360.00	07/17/2022
VG-10	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	780.00	05/18/2022
VG-8	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	660.00	02/23/2022
MS-60	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	16,800.00	08/25/2021
VF-20	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	384.00	06/16/2021
VG-8	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	528.00	10/14/2020
AU-50	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	14,400.00	08/11/2020
VG-10	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	600.00	02/12/2020
VF-20	PCGS	Goldberg Auctioneers	1,110.00	09/04/2019
VG-10	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	252.00	06/05/2019
VG-8	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	528.00	05/29/2019
VG-8	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	504.00	03/05/2019
VF-20	NGC	Heritage Auctions	408.00	12/26/2018
G-4	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	174.00	04/24/2018
VG-8	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	564.00	02/22/2018
VG-10	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	720.00	12/07/2017
G-6	NONE	Goldberg Auctioneers	499.00	06/05/2017
F-15	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,645.00	04/04/2017
VG-10	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	587.50	09/07/2016
G-6	NONE	Goldberg Auctioneers	541.00	09/05/2016
G-6	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	411.25	07/27/2016
VG-8+	NONE	Goldberg Auctioneers	588.00	02/01/2016
VG-8	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	470.00	12/03/2015
VG-10	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,292.50	04/26/2015
VG-8	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	528.75	01/07/2015
VF-25	PCGS	Great Collections	2,332.22	09/28/2014
VG-8	ANACS	Great Collections	341.00	07/27/2014
PO-1	PCGS	Great Collections	1,004.30	06/29/2014
XF-40	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,057.50	03/21/2014
VG-8	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	734.38	02/11/2014
VF-35	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	5,581.25	01/10/2014
F-15	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	1,763.00	08/08/2013
VF-20	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,998.00	08/08/2013
F-15	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	2,056.00	07/11/2013
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	5,434.00	07/11/2013
VG-8	NGC	Heritage Auctions	823.00	06/05/2013
F-12	NONE	Early American Coppers, Inc.	1,650.00	05/04/2013
VG-10	PCGS	Stack's Bowers	748.00	03/22/2012
F-12	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	1,380.00	02/02/2012
VF-25	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	4,600.00	09/07/2011
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	5,762.00	09/07/2011
VG-10	NGC	Heritage Auctions	690.00	09/07/2011
VF-25	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	4,888.00	09/07/2011
F-15	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	2,530.00	09/07/2011
VG-8	NONE	Scotsman	800.00	07/29/2011
PO-1	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	276.00	07/07/2011
VG-8	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,495.00	06/01/2011
VG-10	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,438.00	04/27/2011
F-12	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,093.00	02/03/2011
XF-40	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	6,900.00	08/11/2010
F-15	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	1,380.00	08/11/2010
VG-10	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,265.00	04/28/2010
VF-25	PCGS	Stack's	2,300.00	11/09/2009
VG-8	NCS	Heritage Auctions	633.00	10/22/2009
VF-25	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	2,070.00	07/31/2009
F-12	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,495.00	07/31/2009
VF-30	NGC	Heritage Auctions	2,185.00	03/01/2009
MS-65+	PCGS	Goldberg Auctioneers	264,500.00	02/01/2009
AU-58	PCGS	Goldberg Auctioneers	52,900.00	02/01/2009
XF-45	NONE	Goldberg Auctioneers	27,600.00	02/01/2009
F-12	NONE	Goldberg Auctioneers	2,243.00	09/16/2008
AU-53	ICG	Heritage Auctions	150.00	06/04/2008
F-15	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,380.00	05/01/2007
F-12	NONE	Bowers & Merena	1,018.00	03/01/2007
F-15	NONE	Goldberg Auctioneers	2,415.00	02/13/2007
VG-10	NONE	Goldberg Auctioneers	1,610.00	02/13/2007
F-12	NONE	Goldberg Auctioneers	2,300.00	02/13/2007
XF-40	SEGS	Superior Galleries	747.00	02/01/2007
VG-8	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	374.00	10/24/2006
VG-10	NGC	Heritage Auctions	546.00	10/24/2006
VF-20	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	2,300.00	10/24/2006
G-4	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	322.00	09/19/2006
G-6	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	431.00	09/19/2006
VF-20	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	2,875.00	08/13/2006
VF-30	NONE	Superior Galleries	2,645.00	02/05/2006
VF-25	PCGS	Superior Galleries	2,530.00	02/05/2006
AU-50	NCS	Heritage Auctions	3,738.00	01/01/2006
AU-50	NCS	Heritage Auctions	4,313.00	01/01/2006
VG-10	NGC	Heritage Auctions	1,093.00	01/01/2006
VF-20	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	4,600.00	12/13/2005
AU-58	NGC	Heritage Auctions	8,913.00	09/14/2005
VF-30	NONE	Superior Galleries	9,200.00	05/29/2005
VF-25	NONE	Scotsman	1,323.00	05/04/2005
G-4	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	345.00	04/27/2005
AG-3	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	104.00	04/17/2005
F-12	NONE	Superior Galleries	1,093.00	02/20/2005
XF-45	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	14,950.00	01/12/2005
AU-58	NGC	Heritage Auctions	8,050.00	01/01/2005
VF-35	NGC	Heritage Auctions	3,738.00	01/01/2005
VF-20	PCGS	Superior Galleries	1,380.00	09/01/2004
VF-20	PCGS	Stack's/ANR	1,380.00	06/23/2004
PO-1	PCGS	Stack's/ANR	1,200.00	06/01/2004
VG-8	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	489.00	05/01/2003
VG-8	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	317.00	05/01/2003
G-6	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	282.00	01/13/2003
VG-10	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	495.00	01/08/2003
F-12	ANACS	Heritage Auctions	633.00	07/27/2002
VG-8	NGC	Heritage Auctions	357.00	06/11/2002
F-15	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	546.00	01/09/2002
VG-10	NONE	Bowers & Merena	1,035.00	01/08/2002
VF-30	NONE	Superior Galleries	9,200.00	02/17/2001
VF-30	NONE	Superior Galleries	5,060.00	02/17/2001
VF-20	NONE	Stack's	1,840.00	01/01/2001
VG-10	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	345.00	10/01/2000
VG-10	PCGS	Heritage Auctions	345.00	08/06/2000
VG-8	NONE	Bowers & Merena	385.00	05/20/1996
VF-30	NONE	Bowers & Merena	2,200.00	11/01/1988
VG-8	NONE	Bowers & Ruddy	130.00	11/01/1979
VG-8	NONE	B. Max Mehl	15.75	06/01/1941

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