1825 Matron Head Cent. N-8. Rarity-3. AU-58 (PCGS).；Medium olive-brown with nuances of deep tan and mottled mahogany on the obverse. The reverse is more uniform light olive-brown and steel. A few small abrasions are noted in the hair, on the bun and on the cheek, while the reverse is fairly smooth in terms of handling. A bit of soft luster remains in the protected areas.<p>Struck from the later state of the obverse die as described by Noyes, with a faint crack visible extending from the rim through the left of star 6 to the coronet. Some peripheral flowlining though much of the inner circle around the obverse is clearly visible. The plate coin in John D. Wrights <em>The Cent Book 1816-1839</em>, and with an illustrious provenance back to 1926 including quite a few great large cent names. Noyes Die State B/A.；Ex Wayte Raymonds sale of April 1926, lot 193; Henry C. Hines; Willard C. Blaisdell, September 1976; Roy E. Naftzger, Jr.; Superiors sale of the Robinson S. Brown, Jr. Collection, September 1986, lot 596; Superiors sale of the Robert E. Matthews Collection, May 1989, lot 643; Superiors sale of the J.R. Frankenfield Collection, February 2001, lot 823; Superiors sale of the Dr. Wallace Lee Collection, May 2003, lot 699; our sale of the Twin Leaf Collection of United States Large Cents, Part II, March 2016, lot 10076. The plate coin in John D. Wrights <em>The Cent Book 1816-1839</em>.
