1838 Modified Matron Head Cent. N-1. Rarity-1. MS-64 BN (NGC).A lovely near-Gem displaying dark espresso shades and accents of mahogany and steel blue throughout. Ideally centered and well struck from Noyes Die State B/B, with rim crumbling on the obverse and light flowlines beginning to form. Lustrous and free from distractions.From the Paradise Collection. Earlier ex our sale of March 2017, lot 6369. The plate coin in John D. Wrights emThe Cent Book: 1816-1839./empp