Can anyone say where this term came from or how it originated? I'm writing a paper on the 1834 Quarter Eagle and the second of two obverses is dubbed Booby Head. I know this is used for some of the Cents as well. Please quote your source if it's from a book. Thanks ahead of time. Ben
http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/cgi-bin/res.pl?keyword=Booby+Head&offset=0 Hiya CrustyCoins! This link should be a good start.
I can't say about the gold piece but no one knows when or where the term Booby head was first applied to certain varieties of the 1839 large cent. I do know it was in use by the 1870's
